Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
This is a follow-up to Jason Heath's excellent post on the various seated vs. standing positions when playing the double bass:
With non-standardized instrument sizes, string lengths, and instrument shapes, it’s no wonder that players and teachers have developed such a dizzying array of stances and postures to cope with this ...
Posted in Double Bass, Music | 3 Comments »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
I am a recent convert to Last.fm, but know that this has been a long time coming.
I have hit Last.fm many times since they launched. But I always found it, well, kind of useless in the past. I wasn't grabbing very useful recommendations, and the usability of the software client ...
Posted in Music, Web Development | No Comments »
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
As I work on my research for my final project, I came across this gem from "The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative Strategies for Teaching and Learning" by Parncutt & McPherson. If you are a practicing musician or a teacher trying to motivate your students to practice, these ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Found this at Rebecca MacKinnon's site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebgLiU_0Ys4
Very inspiring, and I agree with Rebecca, Jimmy Carter, and many others that said that Obama will have a healing and inspiring effect that no other candidate could possibly come close to.
The Obama vote is now neck and neck with Clinton. Go vote. Then go ...
Posted in Music, Politics | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
This is how I get Max to practice:
Get my bass and his violin out. Ask Max to help me learn his pieces on the bass (i.e. Suzuki book 1, ABCs of Violin, Fiddle Magic, etc...) Play the piece he's working on and ask him to point out any mistakes. ...
Posted in Double Bass, Family, Funny, Music | No Comments »
