Go Back   TalkBass Forums > Double Bass Forums > Jazz Technique [DB]
Register Rules/FAQ/CUP Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Jazz Technique [DB] Jazz bass technique: left and right hand issues, advanced techniques, and any physical issues relating to playing jazz.


Supporting Membership
Thank You

Latest Supporting Member
Donate to Upgrade Today

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
  #1  
Old 06-11-2006, 03:31 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Albert Laszlo

Has anyone here studied with Albert Laszlo, or just know anything about him? I will be studying with him next fall, and I was just interested in what he was like, or if there are certain things I should expect from him (or that he will expect from me).
Sign in to disble this ad
  #2  
Old 06-11-2006, 04:04 PM
jallenbass's Avatar
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bend, Oregon
Supporting Member
Al is an incredibly knowledgeable, patient and gifted teacher and player. It's been a while since I last studied with him but you are very fortunate to be his student.
__________________
John


When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water...
  #3  
Old 06-11-2006, 08:25 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by jallenbass
Al is an incredibly knowledgeable, patient and gifted teacher and player. It's been a while since I last studied with him but you are very fortunate to be his student.
I agree with Jallenbass. He is a quiet and well manered individual. Some people misinterpret his quietness and think he is cold, but nothing could be further from the truth.
  #4  
Old 06-11-2006, 09:29 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Al is a beast, plain and simple. He is one of the best teachers out there. Will you be at juilliard or CCM?
__________________
www.talkbass.com
  #5  
Old 06-11-2006, 10:24 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Both?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin K-ski
Al is a beast, plain and simple. He is one of the best teachers out there. Will you be at juilliard or CCM?
Is he tenured (or teaching permanently) at both schools?

Travelling is hard.
  #6  
Old 06-11-2006, 10:52 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
I have no idea what his situation at CCM is but 06-07 will be his first year at juilliard. I've heard that he intends to segue into teaching exclusively at juilliard, but I don't know for sure. I do know that juilliard is paying his travel expenses.
__________________
www.talkbass.com
  #7  
Old 06-12-2006, 04:51 AM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cincinnati, OH
According to what I have heard, Mr. Laszlo is not going to leave CCM anytime soon.

Bassman - I'll be going to CCM to study with Laszlo next year and recently got a lesson with him when he was in New York for the Pre-College Auditions. He is a great teacher, very well mannered and like Justin said, plain and simple, he is a beast. If you're going to CCM, see you next year.

-Nick

P.S. He asked me to purchase the 2 Sturm books and the Storch-Hrabe books and look through them this summer. Maybe that will be some help to you.
  #8  
Old 06-12-2006, 09:06 AM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by sibass89
According to what I have heard, Mr. Laszlo is not going to leave CCM anytime soon.
will they be hiring an extra part time person at CCM?


Patti Wood, Laszlo's wife, used to have quite a bit of work in Cincinnati. It would not surprise me if Al kept his home there.
  #9  
Old 06-12-2006, 10:58 AM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cincinnati, OH
I would not imagine Mr. Laszlo relocating. When you think about it he has it very good at Cincinnati, better than he has it at Juilliard, and has very few students at Juilliard. Nobody knows what is going to happen but Mr. Laszlo, but I know that Mr. Laszlo is not going to be in NYC more than 3 days out of the week.
  #10  
Old 06-12-2006, 02:12 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin K-ski
Al is a beast, plain and simple. He is one of the best teachers out there. Will you be at juilliard or CCM?
hi justin, this is corey from myspace. juilliard pre-college
  #11  
Old 06-12-2006, 02:42 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
ah.
__________________
www.talkbass.com
  #12  
Old 06-12-2006, 07:52 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Its not at all unusual for teachers to teach at more than one conservatory. In fact several string teachers are teaching at both CCM and Juilliard. A couple violinists and a viola teacher come to mind immediately. When you think about it, teaching bass at Juilliard is like a second job (for the bass faculty anyway). Levinson, Cobb, and O'Brien all have their respective orchestra jobs. About ten years ago, Paul Ellison used to split his time between USC and Rice. He's now just at Rice, I think he just wanted to cut back. Last I heard, Don Palma was at MSM, NEC, Yale, and ???
Anyway, don't worry about Al. His appointment to Juilliard is just a testiment to his hard work and skills as a teacher.
  #13  
Old 06-12-2006, 08:32 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Houston, TX
Quote:
Originally Posted by bierbass
About ten years ago, Paul Ellison used to split his time between USC and Rice. He's now just at Rice, I think he just wanted to cut back.
Ellison is on staff at Colburn, but only visits about once a month.
  #14  
Old 06-13-2006, 12:16 AM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Send a message via AIM to Cory Palmer
I think Don Palma just teaches at Yale and NEC. I know he doesn't teach at MSM. But to add to the list John Hood teaches at Temple and Peabody. Jack Budrow lives in Raleigh, NC and teaches at Michigan State University. Most of the NYC and Boston teachers teach at multiple schools.
Reply



Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Follow TalkBass on Twitter   Visit TalkBass on Facebook  

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:06 PM.




Copyright 2011 Talk Music Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Play guitar? Visit our new sister site TalkGuitar.com [beta]
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.12
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.