In September 2018, I discovered Modacity as new way for preparing and organizing my practice routine for the Assistant Principal Double Bass audition for the Oakland Symphony.
Modacity’s main benefits for me:
How long I’ve spent time on each audition excerpt
Rate each excerpt – estimating my comfort level
It can keep a recording of the excerpt to analyze daily improvements
Create time limits to a piece or group of pieces / excerpts
I’m excited to perform my new arrangement of Max Bruch’s Kol Nidre for solo double bass this Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 6:15 pm (PDT) for Temple Beth Abraham’s Kol Nidre’s service.
Update 9/27/2020
I’m unfortunately sick and due to COVID protocols I can’t perform live at the schul. You’ll hear a recording I made this afternoon.
Almost any smartphone today has an app that can replace any physical electronic devices needed for a student or professional musician. We don’t have to keep changing our 9V batteries or find an outlet to plug in our Dr. Beat or Petersons’ Strobe Tuner.
Pro Metronome : Tempo, Beat, Subdivision, & Polyrhythm
insTuner Free – Chromatic Tuner / Drone
iStroboSoft: Pro Chromatic Tuning
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One of the best and precise tuning apps is the iStroboSoft by Peterson. I highly recommend this to anyone playing at a professional level. It’s $9.99 to own the app.