Category: Podcast

455: How to Learn a Piece

How do we learn a piece? That’s a question thatI recently put out to the Contrabass Conversations community.  The responses I got back were fascinating. While we all have a different approach to learning a piece (as you’ll see in this episode!), there are certain recurring approaches that I discovered: Listening to recordings Watching videos… Continue reading 455: How to Learn a Piece

454: Daniel Smith on Bali, pre-med, and auditioning

We are chatting with Daniel Smith on today’s podcast!  Daniel recently joined the San Francisco Symphony as associate principal bass after spending two seasons in the San Diego Symphony double bass section. About Daniel Smith: A native to Southern California, bassist Daniel Smith was recently appointed Associate Principal Bass of the San Francisco Symphony after… Continue reading 454: Daniel Smith on Bali, pre-med, and auditioning

453: Injury Prevention

Musicians truly are “athletes of the small muscles.”  And like athletes, we sustain injuries.  Sometimes these injuries are from a specific event. Frequently, however, these injuries are a result of multiple factors that converge to knock a player out of commission for a long time…or for good! How can we keep from getting injured?  And… Continue reading 453: Injury Prevention

452: Joe McNalley on imagination

We’re chatting with double bass performer, composer, and Hutchins Consort founder Joe McNalley.  I had the chance to spend time with Joe at Andrés Martín’s Contrabajos de Baja California Double Bass Festival