The Best (and Worst) University Websites
I was recently poring over a mailing list from the International Society of Bassists, attempting to locate an actual double bass faculty member with actual working contact information. My task: find out if there’s a bass instructor, get his/her email address, and send them a personal note to come to the International Society of Bassists convention this summer. This project resulted in me being parked for about 12 hours looking at hundreds on university websites. After staggering out into the sunlight, rubbing my bloodshot eyes and trying to get my circulation flowing again, I decided that this lengthy hunt needed a blog post all its own.
I’m featured this week in Time Out Chicago
My blog is featured this week in a Time Out Chicago feature! Written by Opera and Classical contributing writer Doyle Armbrust, it highlights some of the more popular posts I’ve put out over the years (which you can always access from the Stories link in the menu bar over at doublebassblog.org), and is a great summery of why I got into blogging and what it has (inadvertently for the most part) done for me.
Hans Jørgen Jensen cello master class video
As the podcast coordinator for the Midwest Young Artists program here in metro Chicago, I have to opportunity to pore through some very cool videos, some of which I also like to share here on Arts Addict.
Night of the Freelancer
Why do I keep getting drawn back to this story? What’s my deal with it?
The following story was actually my first personal narrative on the blog–I initially put it out three years ago and titled it All-Night Drives, then dusted it off two years ago as part of my Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles series and elaborated upon the experience within the context of a typical freelancer’s perspective.
How I Manage Comments on My Blog
The following post pertains more to my main blog (doublebassblog.org), but I think that it will resonate with anyone who has to deal with comments, one of the double-edged swords of the Web 2.0 era.
