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3. Spotkanie wokół kontrabasu – „Smyczek kontrabasowy od żabki do główki”

3. Spotkanie wokół kontrabasu – „Smyczek kontrabasowy od żabki do główki”

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Friday December 3rd, 2021 with No Comments

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

Double Bass, Teaching
Spotkania wokół kontrabasu – “Wprowadzenie do historii kontrabasu”

Spotkania wokół kontrabasu – “Wprowadzenie do historii kontrabasu”

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Sunday November 28th, 2021 with No Comments

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

Double Bass, Teaching
June | Musician’s Planner 2018

June | Musician’s Planner 2018

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Monday June 4th, 2018 with No Comments

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

Self Improvement, Teaching diary, music, musician, planer, planner
May | Musician’s Planner 2018

May | Musician’s Planner 2018

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Tuesday May 1st, 2018 with No Comments

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

Self Improvement, Teaching diary, music, musician, planer, planner
April | Musician’s Planner 2018

April | Musician’s Planner 2018

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Monday April 2nd, 2018 with No Comments

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

Double Bass, Self Improvement ćwiczenie, muzyk, planer, planner
March | Musician’s Planner 2018

March | Musician’s Planner 2018

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Thursday March 1st, 2018 with No Comments

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

Self Improvement, Teaching ćwiczenie, march, marzec, planer, planner, practicing
Weekly Practice Planner

Weekly Practice Planner

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Saturday February 24th, 2018 with No Comments

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

Self Improvement, Teaching music, musician, planner, practice
The New Piano!

The New Piano!

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Wednesday February 7th, 2018 with No Comments

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

Teaching lessons, piano
The Latest Concerts

The Latest Concerts

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Tuesday February 6th, 2018 with No Comments

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

Double Bass, Teaching cello, concert, double bass, teaching
Cello & Double Bass Competition

Cello & Double Bass Competition

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Tuesday February 6th, 2018 with No Comments

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

Double Bass cello, competition, double bass, poland
February | Musician’s Planner 2018

February | Musician’s Planner 2018

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Thursday February 1st, 2018 with No Comments

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

Self Improvement, Teaching musician, planner
January | Musician’s Planner 2018

January | Musician’s Planner 2018

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Friday January 5th, 2018 with 1 Comment

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

Self Improvement, Teaching musician, planner, practicing
Musician’s Planner for 2018!

Musician’s Planner for 2018!

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Monday January 1st, 2018 with 2 Comments

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

Self Improvement planner
Polish-French Caroling

Polish-French Caroling

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Tuesday December 19th, 2017 with No Comments

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

Teaching carols, christmas, music, paris
Chekhov, John Cleese and the Double Bass

Chekhov, John Cleese and the Double Bass

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Thursday November 2nd, 2017 with No Comments

[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

Double Bass double bass, film, john cleese, romance with double bass
Where Do I Work?

Where Do I Work?

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Wednesday October 11th, 2017 with 1 Comment

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

Double Bass, Teaching teaching, work
Selected Methods for Double Bass (1800s.)

Selected Methods for Double Bass (1800s.)

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Saturday September 2nd, 2017 with No Comments

[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

Double Bass bottesini, double bass, methods, simandl, study
Daily Practice Planner!

Daily Practice Planner!

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Saturday August 26th, 2017 with 3 Comments

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

Double Bass, Self Improvement double bass, music, planner, practice
Bass and Bow Repairs

Bass and Bow Repairs

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Saturday August 19th, 2017 with No Comments

[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

Double Bass bow, bridge, double bass, endpin, luthier, rehair, sound post
My Warm Up Routine

My Warm Up Routine

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Friday July 28th, 2017 with No Comments

[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

Double Bass double bass, etudes, exercises, practice, scales, warm up
Concerti: Bottesini and Dittersdorf

Concerti: Bottesini and Dittersdorf

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Friday July 21st, 2017 with 4 Comments

[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

Double Bass bass, bottesini, concerto, contrebasse, dittersdorf, double bass, paris
Alexander Technique

Alexander Technique

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Thursday July 13th, 2017 with No Comments

[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

Self Improvement body, double bass, health, posture
The Complex History of Double Bass

The Complex History of Double Bass

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Wednesday July 5th, 2017 with No Comments

[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

Double Bass
8 Tips from François Rabbath

8 Tips from François Rabbath

by Monika Kwiatkowska on Saturday June 24th, 2017 with 5 Comments

[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

Double Bass
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