John Grillo wrote a recent post on his blog ClassicalMusicNews.tv highlighting an upcoming Hal Robinson performance with the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. John writes: It has been said that double bassists are very rarely soloists and the repertory for concerto...
International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm and I got together recently and filmed a chat about the Rabbath left hand position technique. Hans does a great job explaining the concepts behind this technique, and I...
National Symphony bassist and Peabody Conservatory instructor Jeff Weisner wrote a very flattering post on PeaBodyDoubleBass, the collaborative blog from faculty members Jeff, Paul Johnson, and John Hood. Thanks for the kind words, Jeff, and thanks for pointing...
As my schedule eases up (in some ways) for the remainder of the fall, I am finding the time to take care of the extremely important but mind-numbingly tedious tasks that have accumulated on my to-do list. The longer one blogs (and podcasts, and does all of the...
Here’s a little Friday levity for blog readers. As I continue to develop the Bass Blog Music Store and other online ventures, I begin to feel a little bit like these guys. This video is definitely one of the funniest things I’ve seen in recent months. I...
