Recent content by turin

the metronome work is always a bit boring, but that's practice for you. just keep in mind that you have to lay a technical foundation before you can really turn it into music. but bach is intense, man. bach is the work of a lifetime. more than any other composer I can think of, there is a...

yeah, I was there for a couple of years, so I know that even though it means a lot of credit hours, it's not necessarily that hard. but I do think it's a pretty significant difference from, say, juilliard or nec or wherever. when I was asking "what's rice like?" I wish someone had told me! ;)

thanks man.

one thing to keep in mind about rice that I haven't seen mentioned yet is the large amount of academic work involved, relative to other music schools of its caliber. rice is an extremely selective university, and shepherd school students have to complete the same core curriculum requirements as...

hi bass people! new guy here. I started playing when I was 8, dropped out of music school in a fit of apathy when I was 20, and hardly even looked at a bass for the next 8 years. for some reason, though, I started practicing again this past summer, and have realized that yes, this is...