Northwesten University proposes new music building

In late 2007, I wrote a lighthearted (or was it?) dig at Northwestern University and the sorry state of their music facilities: Click for the complete story>> Though I doubt that there’s a connection here, I like to think that I did my part in getting the...

Cool blog features you may not know about

This blog represents the constant, gopher-like work of one overcaffeinated bassist’s multi-year attempt to create a resource bank for the double bass community (plus crazy gig stories and cat posts, of course!).  Though I am constantly working to tweak the...

Kids explain podcasting

Here’s a great glimpse into the future generation of teachers and learners!  Listen to the way that these kids explain podcasting–I’m thinking about embedding this video into the ‘What is Podcasting?’ section of my Frequently Asked...

Zen & Music Education

This is a post from double bassist and music educator Peter Tambroni. Peter is currently a string teacher in suburban Chicago where he teaches string lessons in grades 3 – 8 and conduct the middle school concert and chamber orchestras. He also leads an Irish...