National Music Museum of Vermillion, South Dakota

The National Music Museum (formerly called the Shrine to Music Museum) is located on the campus of the University of South Dakota in the town of Vermillion. I was born in this town and grew up about an hour north of it in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The National Music...

Class Action Lawsuit Against Textbook Publishers

John C. Dvorak recently posted this story about a class action lawsuit Florida college students have initiated against school book publishers for overcharging:In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that could affect thousands ofcollege students who think they are overcharged...

Rabbath versus Simandl – a comparative study for double bass

If you’re thinking about purchasing any of the following method books, click through the links below and a portion of your purchase will go to support doublebassblog.org and our podcast! There are two predominant double bass pedagogical methods in the United...

The Indindi Compendium from Wheel of Music

Greg Sarchet (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, Bass Club Chicago) pointed this list out to me recently. It is a list of all the different names and variants of the Inbindi. The Inbindi is either an acoustic or electric one string bass...

Freelancing + Snow = Pain

Every summer I think Chicago’s great. It’s sunny, warm, the beaches are filled with people, the city is bustling with activity, and the lake is beautiful and inviting. I am convinced that it’s the greatest city in the world. Then winter hits (in...