Sorry, this entry is only available in Polish. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Kontynuując cykl “Spotkań wokół kontrabasu”, w listopadzie … Read More
Sorry, this entry is only available in Polish. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. We wrześniu 2021 r. rozpoczęłam projekt edukacyjny … Read More
Hi! June is for many of you the end of school, academic year or artistic season. Often, this is an intensified period of practicing before exams and planning holiday months. For musicians who work in the entertainment or wedding industry, … Read More
Hi! The first of May is an International Workers’ Day! So let’s plan the whole month of your musician’s work! As a musicians we often work irregular hours. In addition to the daily practice, we teach and play concerts in … Read More
Hi! My favorite month is here! April – nice to have you! Spend 5 minutes to plan your concerts, events, set your monthly goals, and above all, to write down your affirmation with my April Musician’s Planner: /Monika More: Musician’s … Read More
Hi! For a good start of March, I invite you to download another monthly planner. Plan your concerts, events, set your monthly goals, and above all, write down your affirmation. With a positive vibe start the first month of spring! … Read More
Hi! How is your February? Do you practice a lot, or because of winter and lack of sunshine you feel not motivated? I hope that whatever happens – you are well! Back to the question of practicing, I hope that my … Read More
I am happy to announce that now I own the digital piano Roland in my studio! Everyone interested in piano lessons – please contact me here. /Monika
Two, nice events took place last week. On January 30th I had the opportunity to play during the concert in the charming church Saint-Nicolas in Lamorlaye. It was a part of bigger event La Semaine du Son (The Week of Sound) held … Read More
On behalf of Krzysztof Sypek – double bassist and headmaster of public music school in Golub-Dobrzyń/Poland, I would like to invite you to the 4th Cello and Double Bass Competition. It is a great chance for children, students and professionals to keep a … Read More
Welcome in February! How was January for you? Was it good? Challenging or relaxed? What music did you listen to? What concerts have you been on? Felix Mendelssohn and Georg Friedrich Händel were born in February. To all double bassists: do you … Read More
Hi! Do you like my planners? I will present planners for each month during 2018 – that’s my plan! 😉 Let’s start the month well! Click on the banner: I will be grateful if you leave your suggestions in the comments section! /Monika … Read More
Happy New Year 2018! How are you at the beginning of the new year? What are yours plans for 2018? What are your dreams and ambitions? January is a good time to set goals, I encourage you to do that with the … Read More
The festive atmosphere gets everyone! It was such a pleasure to be a part of Polish-French Christmas workshop and caroling in Paris! Together with Polish Music School teachers: Maria Ostrowska (violin, viola, piano) and Magdalena Probe (cello, piano) we prepared cozy … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 2 min, 39 sec] Musicians and their instruments turn out to be a great pretext for expressing feelings, emotions and dilemmas of characters in novels, movies and other forms of art. We all well know the monologue “The … Read More
Hi! A few months after moving to France, in September, I finally started working as a music teacher! I am very happy about that! It was also the reason of my absence here, on the blog. I had to spend more time … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 25 seconds.] Hi! Beginning of the school semester is a good time to have a look at the methods for development of performance technique. I have prepared description of five books from 19th century, including broader description of Franz … Read More
Summer holidays are coming to the end! It was time of traveling, resting and less intensive practicing. But soon a lot of you will come back to schools, conservatories and academies of music. Some of you will back to work in orchestras, … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 2 min] Hi there! I had a break from blogging because last three weeks I was in my homeland Poland. I visited my parents, friends and worked on movie plan! I took my double bass with me because … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 4 min.] Hi! What’s going on? What’s something you’re really into right now? I would like to talk about my double bass warming up. I will share with you what do I do to warm up and what I find most useful. … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 58 seconds] The concerti by Bottesini and Dittersdorff are central works in the double bass repertoire, and are of the asked for orchestra auditions. Concerti place high technical demands on double bassists. Originally written for instruments … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 2 minutes.] This is my first post on the blog in topic of self improvement, healh and self growth. These issues are of great interest to me also in context of being a musician. My plan is to create … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 3 minutes.] I would like to present to you a brief introduction to the history of double bass, which I find unusual and exciting. The evolution of the double bass has taken several hundred years. The history of … Read More
[Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 35 seconds.] One of my teachers once told me: don’t consider yourself a bad person after a bad performance. As a musician you might have experienced a similar situation. I agree with my teacher! And … Read More
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