I had a great time chatting with Gareth Montanarello, who recently released a cool new service at orchestralrentals.com. Orchestral Rentals is a community that makes it easy for musicians to rent high-quality, professional-level instruments anywhere in the world. You can create an account for free and can look for an instrument or list your own… Continue reading 563: Instrument Rentals with Gareth Montanarello
Category: Interview Guests
562: Women in bass with Megan McDevitt
Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of a conversation with Megan McDevitt about bass, gender, and women in the bass world, plus a live recording of her Bass and Gender talk from ISB 2017. Megan McDevitt has been covering a topic that is of critical importance: The Bass and Gender. She presented a session on it at the 2017 International… Continue reading 562: Women in bass with Megan McDevitt
561: College Audition Prep
This episode is a rebroadcast of one of those astoundingly complex projects that I love digging into! We’re featuring questions from double bass student Baylee Brown (still a high school student at the time of this recording and now a student at Boston University), which are answered by 27 noted double bass faculty members. … Continue reading 561: College Audition Prep
559: effective practice with Don Greene
We were thrilled to have Dr. Don Greene back as our guest on the podcast. Don first appeared on the show in 2017–his first podcast appearance ever! Don is a performance coach with an amazing track record in music music, sports, and other specialties. Over 1000 musicians won auditions after working with Don, and… Continue reading 559: effective practice with Don Greene
558: Brian Marcus on Feldenkrais Method
Today, we’re featuring San Francisco Symphony bassist Brian Marcus, who has been a member of the orchestra for 38 seasons. Brian overcame a serious playing injury several years ago through the Feldenkrais Method, and his discovery of this method transformed his approach to bass, music, and other aspects of his life. We dig into the… Continue reading 558: Brian Marcus on Feldenkrais Method