Recent content by derob

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    Double Bass Pitt Sub Audition

    Benjamin Harris
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    Double Bass NYSOS

    I hear Asa Maynard is huge
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    Double Bass Chicago?

    I've heard that LeBron James is taking his talents to the Chicago symphony orchestra since he has nowhere else to work, can anyone confirm this? I also heard that Terrell Owens showed up for the pre-lim.
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    Double Bass Beethoven 5 and 9, Mozart 40, and Heldenleben recordings

    Kajan is one of my favorites, Buffalo is pretty hot as well.
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    Double Bass College Audition Material Question

    Also not quite right.
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    Double Bass Sight reading.

    Since this is in the orchestra sub-forum I would suggest printing off a part to any symphony by anybody on imslp, bumping a recording, preferably through some nice speakers but headphones are just fine, and play along. Don't stop the recording no matter how many times you mess up or get lost...
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    Double Bass North Carolina School of Arts

    You can blow lines with blair tindall if you go
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    Double Bass Double Bass Audition Winners

    Atlanta Section- Broseph McFadden
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    Double Bass The most difficult moves?

    That is because you don't play the real bass.
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    Double Bass Time to practice

    sip on chronic and smoke forties.
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    Double Bass Help the OSB!

    Raises an interesting point for sure, and the proverbial dong swings both ways. In every orchestra I've played in and even watching concerts of orchestra like new york, cleveland, philly there seem to be a few old farts who clearly can't play their instruments at an undergraduate level and...
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    Double Bass Lemur Music's "Ergonomic Folding Adjustable Orchestra Chair Bass Stool". Worth it?

    Forget paying for stools. Any bass player worth his or her weight in turds steal their stool. Mine is on permanent loan from alice tully hall.
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    Double Bass Klaus Stoll

    Yeah these days everyone plays a G natural in the second bar of the trio.