Nina DeCesare‘s creative musical quest is inspiring. First, she won the 14 and under International Society of Bassists solo competition. Then she won it again for the 15-18 division. She studied at Rice University, Tanglewood, and Domaine Forget. Also, she won a scholarship to study with François Rabbath in Paris. Nina ended her time at… Continue reading 252: Nina DeCesare on injuries, auditioning, and George Vance
Year: 2016
251: Hans Sturm on motion capture, François Rabbath, and A Day in Paris
Hans Sturm isn’t afraid to reinvent himself. Everything changed for Hans when he first met François Rabbath. Before he knew it, he was in Paris soaking up these new concepts. Fast forward many years, and we find Hans playing the second Rabbath Concerto with Sylvan Rabbath on piano. If you look at the music for… Continue reading 251: Hans Sturm on motion capture, François Rabbath, and A Day in Paris
250: Diana Gannett on her musical journey
Diana Gannett may be the most thoughtful double bass teacher I’ve ever encountered. I find her approach to teaching comprehensive and nuanced. Talking with her, I instantly see how she incorporates everything from group warm-ups to Aikido principles on her website. Believe me, every bassist should have this site bookmarked! But she’s not just a great teacher—she’s a jaw-droppingly… Continue reading 250: Diana Gannett on her musical journey
249: Hugh Sung on Musical Entrepreneurship
Hugh Sung is the ultimate musical entrepreneur. After years spent teaching at the Curtis Institute of Music, Hugh co-founded AirTurn, a company that produces pedals designed to turn pages on a tablet device. Hugh is also an author. In fact, he wrote From Paper to Pixels as a result of using tablet devices for reading… Continue reading 249: Hugh Sung on Musical Entrepreneurship
248: Peter Seymour on Hard Work
Teaching improvisation is like Fight Club. The first rule of teaching improvisation is you don’t talk about improvisation! That’s Project Trio’s approach, and it’s totally compelling. 10 years ago, Peter took all the energy and drive he had for the audition circuit and poured into getting Project Trio off the ground. We talked about it… Continue reading 248: Peter Seymour on Hard Work