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Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog

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How I teach double bass to beginners

How I teach double bass to beginners

I’ve spent decades tinkering with my approach to teaching double bass beginners. I vividly recall teaching my first beginner lesson over 20 years ago. This […]

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Composed: A Performance Anxiety Documentary

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I had the chance to sit down with John Beder and Katie DeRoche to chat about their new documentary Composed, which tackles the topic of […]

Recent Posts

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  • Weekly Update for 1/23/17 – Double Bass News

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