Northwestern University double bass faculty member DaXun Zhang has accepted a position with the University of Texas-Austin beginning Fall 2007 and will be leaving his Northwestern teaching post. This is sad news for the double bass community in Chicago, but great news...
Scott DiTullio, Director of Bands at Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District in Pennsylvania, recently wrote a guest post on MUSicTECHnology.net that has a great deal of relevance to my recent post on reasons why I teach:I guess when Dr. Creasap first asked me to...
Double bassist Brandon Mitchell just left a great comment about my Advice for Aspiring Music Performance Majors post:This a really amazing article. It definitely scared the crap out of me, though! You know what they say (paraphrased) “the best music teachers are...
I really appreciate all of the feedback people have sent in (both in comment and e-mail form) on my latest installment in my Road Warrior Without an Expense Account series. Although the subject matter can be somewhat depressing, I think that it is important material...
Adriel Bettelheim sent me this recent Denver Post obituary for former Colorado Symphony bassist David Potter. David was a well-loved bassist and teacher with former students in all corners of the country. Boston Symphony bassist Benjamin Levy is quoted in the...
