Significant 2006 Bass Blog Posts

As 2006 draws to a close I would like to highlight the more significant posts made this year on the Bass Blog. I started this blog a little less than a year ago and for the first six months basically just used it as a student management tool. The content management...

Tainting the Academic Waters with Pay-Per-Student Teaching

Having recently resigned from two adjunct university positions, I feel the urge to share some of my concerns about how such positions are administrated at many universities in the United States. These concerns are based on my own experiences as an adjunct double bass...

Mozart’s Complete Works Available Online

I just read on The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross that David Packard of the Packard Humanities Institute has launched an online archive containing all of Mozart’s works. According to the License Agreement for the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (Digital Mozart Edition):The...

TuitionCoach cites my recent education post

Dr. Paul Wrubel linked to my post on the rising cost of a college education in a recent article on TuitionCoach.com. Thanks, Paul! You can check out his article here. The astronomical increase in college tuition (vastly outpacing even health care costs) is an issue of...

100 Best Communities for Music Education

I caught this story on a recent post from Music Education Magic:The eighth annual “Best 100 Communities for Music Education” survey is currently accepting online submissions, and will remain open through January 23. The survey, which can be completed by...