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Contrabass Conversations

double bass podcast

999: How to bring up your energy for a performance with Louis Levitt

Today we feature double bass performer and educator Louis Levitt on how to bring up your energy level for a performance.  Enjoy, and be sure to check out Louis’ website, Rutgers University teaching profile, and Instagram, and be sure to follow along with his awesome group Sybarite5!

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Carnegie Mellon University Double Bass Studio – CMU is dedicated to helping each student achieve their goals as a musician. Every week each student receives private lessons and participates in a solo class with Micah Howard. Peter Guild, another member of the PSO, teaches Orchestral Literature and Repertoire weekly. They encourage students to reach out to the great bassists in their area for lessons and direction. Many of the bassists from all of the city’s ensembles are more than willing to lend a hand. Every year members of the Symphony, the Opera and the Ballet give classes and offer our students individual attention. Click here to visit Micah’s website and to sign up for a free online trial lesson.

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  • theme music by Eric Hochberg
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998 – How to warm up in ANY situation (silent and effective!) with Louis Levitt

Today we feature double bass performer and educator Louis Levitt on how to warm up when you don’t have much time.  Enjoy, and be sure to check out Louis’ website, Rutgers University teaching profile, and Instagram, and be sure to follow along with his awesome group Sybarite5!

Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

Connect with us:

  • all things double bass
  • double bass merch
  • double bass sheet music

Thank you to our sponsors!

Carnegie Mellon University Double Bass Studio – CMU is dedicated to helping each student achieve their goals as a musician. Every week each student receives private lessons and participates in a solo class with Micah Howard. Peter Guild, another member of the PSO, teaches Orchestral Literature and Repertoire weekly. They encourage students to reach out to the great bassists in their area for lessons and direction. Many of the bassists from all of the city’s ensembles are more than willing to lend a hand. Every year members of the Symphony, the Opera and the Ballet give classes and offer our students individual attention. Click here to visit Micah’s website and to sign up for a free online trial lesson.

Dorico – Unlock Dorico for iPad – For Life! Want to enjoy all of Dorico for iPad’s subscription-only features – including support for unlimited players, freehand annotations in Read mode with Apple Pencil, support for third-party Audio Unit plug-ins, and much more – but don’t want to pay a monthly or annual fee? Dorico for iPad now provides a lifetime unlock option, so you can access all current and future subscription-only features for a single, one-off in-app purchase. Visit the App Store today and unlock Dorico for iPad for life!

  • theme music by Eric Hochberg
https://traffic.libsyn.com/contrabassconversations/Louis_Levitt_2_mixdown.mp3

997: Arnold Schnitzer on The Handy Double Bassist

Renowned double bass luthier Arnold Schnitzer recently released a book titled The Handy Double Bassist; Maintenance, Adjustments and Repairs for the Non-Luthier.  This book is available in print edition through the ISB Store as well as through the DBHQ digital store.

We dig into the inspiration for this book, what bassists can and can’t do on their own, strange tales from years of maintaining basses, and much more.  Enjoy, and check out our conversation from 2016 to learn more about Arnold’s cool path into the bass building world.

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Check out my Beginner’s Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Dorico – Unlock Dorico for iPad – For Life! Want to enjoy all of Dorico for iPad’s subscription-only features – including support for unlimited players, freehand annotations in Read mode with Apple Pencil, support for third-party Audio Unit plug-ins, and much more – but don’t want to pay a monthly or annual fee? Dorico for iPad now provides a lifetime unlock option, so you can access all current and future subscription-only features for a single, one-off in-app purchase. Visit the App Store today and unlock Dorico for iPad for life!

Carnegie Mellon University Double Bass Studio – CMU is dedicated to helping each student achieve their goals as a musician. Every week each student receives private lessons and participates in a solo class with Micah Howard. Peter Guild, another member of the PSO, teaches Orchestral Literature and Repertoire weekly. They encourage students to reach out to the great bassists in their area for lessons and direction. Many of the bassists from all of the city’s ensembles are more than willing to lend a hand. Every year members of the Symphony, the Opera and the Ballet give classes and offer our students individual attention. Click here to visit Micah’s website and to sign up for a free online trial lesson.

  • theme music by Eric Hochberg
https://traffic.libsyn.com/contrabassconversations/Arnold_Schnitzer_mixdown.mp3

996: Change a double bass string in record time with Louis Levitt

Today we feature double bass performer and educator Louis Levitt on how to change a string much more quickly than normal.  Enjoy, and be sure to check out Louis’ website, Rutgers University teaching profile, and Instagram, and be sure to follow along with his awesome group Sybarite5!

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Connect with us:

  • all things double bass
  • double bass merch
  • double bass sheet music

Thank you to our sponsor, Dorico! It is my favorite software for music notation and composition. Designed for MacOS, iPad, and Windows, Dorico’s workflow allows you to spend more time making music. Download Dorico 5, their free iPad app, or their free version (forever), Dorico SE 5. 

Get Dorico: https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/

Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle.

Check out my Beginner’s Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.

  • theme music by Eric Hochberg
https://traffic.libsyn.com/contrabassconversations/Louis_Levitt_1_mixdown.mp3

993: Bill Harrison on Making the Low Notes

Today, we talk with former podcast guest Bill Harrison about his new memoir Making the Low Notes: A Life in Music.  This is a great read about what it was like diving into Chicago’s lively jobbing world through the 1970s and beyond. Enjoy, and you can pick up a copy on Amazon!

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Connect with us:

  • all things double bass
  • double bass merch
  • double bass sheet music

Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle.

Check out my Beginner’s Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.

  • theme music by Eric Hochberg
https://traffic.libsyn.com/contrabassconversations/Bill_Harrison_mixdown.mp3
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