April 21, 2009
there was a bass player soooo bad, even the section noticed!
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Favorite Books
Zen in the Art of Archeryby Eugen Herrigel
Perfect Wrong Note - Learning to Trust Your Musical Self by William Westney
Peak Performersby Charles Garfield
The Inner Game of Musicby Barry Green with Timothy Gallwey
A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performancesby Eloise Ristad
Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Withinby Kenny Werner
The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistryby Barry Green
No More Secondhand Artby Peter London
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Artby Stephen Nachmanovitch
The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioningby Dr. James E. Loehr
Simple Zen: A Guide to Living Moment by Moment (Simple Series)by C. Alexander Simpkins, Ph.D. & Annellen Simpkins, Ph.D.
A Contemporary Concept of Bowing Technique for the Double Bassby Frederick Zimmerman
Art of Double Bass Playing (Art of)by Warren Benfield & James Seay Dean, Jr.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivityby David Allen
The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)by John Maeda
The Joy of Inspired Teachingby Tim Lautzenheiser
Essays on violin pedagogy by Lyman Bodman
The Musician's Practice Planner By David Motto, Stephanie Railsback
The Complete Electric Bass Player Bk 1 by Chuck Rainey
“The Principal Bass should be able to play lounder and softer that anyone else in the section.” Joe G.
… so they promoted him to Viola.
I wish I could play the viola.
mmm…. viola… at least it’s not as squeaky as a violin…. speaking of squeaky, in grad school my office was next door to a coloratura….
so your office was next to a bassist trying to play a solo?