Whether we like it or not, the double bass will be for ever linked with the large, lumbering and lugubrious elephant – much as the cello is with the elegant…
What did you want to be when you grow up? Amazingly, at the age of about 16 or 17 I wanted to be a publisher with a company specialising in…
Playing an instrument is fun… or at least it should be. Theory? Well, the existence of any fun factor can be a little more difficult to find, but we have…
Not a problem, I’ll look online – BUT: suddenly I am faced with dozens and dozens of different rosins, so which is the right one for me?
There are so…
So, this will probably seem a bit weird. Just to clarify things; we are an online company. Which means no shop, no premises, etc. However, here is the thing; I’ve…
Look, I know you might find that title offensive, but it’s not all about you. In fact in this case it’s not even about you. But it is about me….
We know – what can possibly be more boring than cleaning? Watching paint dry maybe, but we don’t have to worry about that here! Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts; you…
Why are there so many different gauges to choose from?
I mean choosing a brand is easy ‘cos there’s only a couple of hundred of them, but then there’s gauges…
I’d decided to concentrate on my other academic love, Science. I wanted to do a degree in Physiology and Biochemistry but my Physics A-Level was one grade lower than I…
Scales, arpeggios, exercises. Why bother? I mean they’re so absolutely boring right? Who uses them? Who, in their right mind, would use them? Why on earth would I want to…
OK, why don’t you tell me why you think you are disorganised? Letters on a postcard please.
The excuse I hear most often is “I’m disorganised because I’m artistic”. Really?…
Sooner or later everyone in music is going to put on a performance. I’m not talking about playing for family and friends, but for those who don’t know you and…
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