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Very Cool String Group / Show

Check out Bowfire. They are amazing and all my students, regardless of age, have been absolutely enthralled with them!

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Tiny – minibass

The Dan Zimmerman Mini Bass

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Bottesini Reverie Accompaniment

Here is the accompaniment to Bottesini’s Reverie in orchestra tuning. Only $5!

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Gearwire.com

If you’re looking for some cool interviews and demonstrations in the electric guitar and bass realm, check out GearWire.com

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Why Music?

Karl Paulnack Welcome Address An excerpt from a welcome address given to parents of incoming students at The Boston Conservatory on September 1, 2004, by Dr. Karl Paulnack, director of the Music Division.

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Mozart on Guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVrdgyVYgMM&feature=related

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Oops!

Tragedy struck Thursday in the first of two sold-out Andrew Bird concerts at the opulent Civic Opera House. Bird’s musical weapon of choice – his violin — was mortally wounded when it slipped from his hands near the end of … Continue reading

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iPhone Guitar App

I play some jazz guitar and was looking for a chord reference. After going through several applications I found Guitarist’s Reference. It’s a little slow to load but it very complete and feature rich!

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New Link

Check out Bass Guitar Blog. It’s similar to MostlyBass or DoubleBassBlog but with the focus being on bass guitars.

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More Insane Bass

Alright maybe insane isn’t the right word. But, wow! Jean Baudin Gear Jean Baudin Duet

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Favorite Performance of Mario Brothers

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3117004324521250241

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Folding Bass

The Chadwick Folding Bass A truly portable bass! It’s a plywood design and definitely geared toward the traveling / gigging jazzer (or other pizzicato genre). Interesting! Here’s a video of the instrument being folded.

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Mark Morton

Check out Jason Heath’s interview with Mark Morton. I’ve took a lesson with Mark and have had many great bass conversations – he even contributed to my book, ‘An Introduction to Double Bass Playing‘.

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Competition & Audition Advice

Here’s a GREAT article by Rachel Barton Pine: Getting the Most from Your Competition Experience by Rachel Barton Pine

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80s Pop for Bass Quartet!

I received an email from Michael Drost – he has arranged “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey for bass quartet. Go to his website and then click Projects. For some reason a direct link isn’t working.

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