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Bottesini Elegy

Posted on June 5, 2017

Here’s a free download of my edits of Bottesini’s Elegy (updated 06/05/17)

Jazz Pizzicato

Posted on June 2, 2017

Last year I did Samuel Applebaum’s arrangement of Leroy Anderson’s Jazz Pizzicato with my middle school orchestra. I wanted to demonstrate to my students that […]

Bottesini Reverie Accompaniment in Orchestra Tuning…and more!

Posted on April 3, 2017

I originally did this to have the accompaniment in orchestral tuning as I couldn’t find it elsewhere. As I was revising it I decided […]

Egos, the Students, and The Greater Good

Posted on February 14, 2017

What do we want as teachers? All of us want our students to be successful in their endeavours. That success can take many forms and […]

Ramblings on the Future of Music

Posted on February 11, 2017

Oh no! Run for the hills. No, wait. Run for the old days. The internet is ‘destroying’ traditional income streams and product sales! People are […]

I don’t want to be a lapsed member any more!

Posted on February 9, 2017

I’ll admit it. I’m not member of the International Society of Bassists or American String Teacher Association. Yep, I know. I was a member for […]

Valse Miniature Arrangment “Donationware”

Posted on February 6, 2017

As an orchestra teacher I rarely have access to an accompanist. But I see a string orchestra every day. And I’m sure there are bassists […]

What’s inside “An Introduction to Double Bass Playing”?

Posted on January 8, 2017

Here is the table of contents for my textbook “An Introduction to Double Bass Playing”. Click here to download the table of contents PDF

3 Zombies & A Ballerina

Posted on January 7, 2017

Check out a short video I did on teaching beginning upper string players the bow hand.

Contrabass Conversations Podcasts

Posted on December 26, 2016

I am fortunate to have been on Jason Heath’s Contrabass Conversations podcast several times. Thank you! My 2016 episodes made Jason’s top 5 most downloaded for 2016!! Wow!!!! […]

Which Way is Down?

Posted on December 22, 2016

Need help teaching bow direction? I’ve got ya covered with my new packet, “Which Way is Down?” 12/21/16 Updated & Improved

Free eBook Downloads

Posted on December 21, 2016

Originally posted 8/28/2009 Author Jon Gorrie has released a few free downloads and has given me permission to post them here. 1st Aid! For Controlling […]

BEADGCF Banner

Posted on December 19, 2016

Only 1 left in stock! A banner of the order of flats and sharps. I tried having two banners for each but students found it […]

Composer Pronunciations

Posted on December 8, 2016

How do you pronounce Bach? Debussy? Schöenberg or Lutoslawski? Unless you met the composer, it is probably slightly different than I or someone else says […]

Amazing! 6th grade violinist becomes prodigy by not practicing!

Posted on November 30, 2016

“Amazing! 6th grade violinist becomes prodigy by not practicing!” Despite a string of 0 minutes in his practice log, Sean thinks he’s just seconds away […]

More Free Downloads!

Posted on November 24, 2016

More free downloads for you! Click images to download the PDF. Visit the MostlyBass store for more. […]

Conquer Stage Fright

Posted on November 22, 2016

Stage fright. You know it and hate it. Sweaty palms. Increased heart rate. Too much adrenaline. I once did a performance where I was so […]

“An Introduction to Double Bass Playing” ON SALE!

Posted on November 21, 2016

Get my text book, “An Introduction to Double Bass Playing”, for only 5 bucks!

Part III – The Practice Routine

Posted on November 3, 2016

Part I discussed whether or not to warm up. Part II moved on to what makes a useful warm up. Part III explores the actual […]

Bow Hand in Game of Thrones

Posted on October 24, 2016

Hmmm.. An anachronism? A modern bow hand? Game of Thrones Bow Hand

Scene with a bass from the classic movie, Freaky Friday

Posted on October 22, 2016

Looks like a Kay bass. Freaky Friday

Variations on a Theme!

Posted on October 21, 2016

Grupa_MoCarta_w_Operze_-_Eine__Kleine_Welt_Musik Variations on Mozart

Wolf Tones

Posted on October 20, 2016

Many people have misconceptions of or don’t understand what a wolf tone is. I found a student cello that provides an extreme example. Wikipedia’s definition […]

Video Issues

Posted on October 19, 2016

Videos are having issues being played. I recently changed hosts and servers but the main culprit seems to be Google Chrome. I’m working on it […]

Bass Height

Posted on October 19, 2016

Originally posted 11/3/2012 I’m at an orchestra festival today where one of my violin students was accepted. Of course, as a bassist, I immediately gravitated […]

Holiday Arrangements for String Orchestra

Posted on October 17, 2016

Need some holiday music for your young string orchestra? I arrange and play these with my own school orchestras. Both students and audiences have enjoyed […]