{"id":7115,"date":"2022-06-29T14:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T18:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?page_id=7115"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:53:40","slug":"double-bass-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/program\/double-bass-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Bass Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>June 21 &#8211; July 4, 2026<\/h3>\n<h5>Ages 14\u201420<\/h5>\n<p><em>Please note: 2026 pr<\/em><i><span>ogram dates, lengths, and locations subject to change due to extenuating circumstances.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The two-week Double Bass Workshop, under the direction of National Symphony Orchestra member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/ira-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ira Gold<\/a> (Director) and Boston Symphony Orchestra member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/carl-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carl Anderson<\/a> (Assistant Director), addresses all the fundamentals of double bass performance and musicianship.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on fundamentals including intonation, posture, strokes, facility, sound production, scales, vibrato, and\u00a0development of musicianship, listening, practice skills, and ear training<\/li>\n<li>Study of solo repertoire and orchestral excerpts<\/li>\n<li>Individualized attention and masterclasses<\/li>\n<li>Performance opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Boston University transferable course credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Related Programs<\/h4>\n<p>BUTI encourages you to apply to every program for which you&#8217;re interested and eligible. Please also consider applying to the following related program(s):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/program\/string-quartet-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/program\/yao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young Artists Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/program\/composition-at-buti\/\">Composition Fundamentals Workshop<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Tuition, Fees, and Scholarships<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>total cost<\/strong> of attending BUTI is based on the total number of weeks in attendance (even if attending more than one program). Find more detailed information <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/admissions\/tuition-fees\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" id=\"LPlnk811109\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" previewremoved=\"true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarships are awarded based on merit and\/or financial need in combination with enrollment needs. Any student applying for scholarship must complete the scholarship section of the admissions application, even if only applying for a merit-based award (the scholarship application is found within the digital admissions application). Students will be notified of any potential scholarship assistance with their admission decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/admissions\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" id=\"LPlnk445452\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" previewremoved=\"true\">Learn more<\/a> about scholarships at BUTI.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 21 &#8211; July 4, 2026 Ages 14\u201420 Please note: 2026 program dates, lengths, and locations subject to change due to extenuating circumstances. The two-week Double Bass Workshop, under the direction of National Symphony Orchestra member Ira Gold (Director) and Boston Symphony Orchestra member Carl Anderson (Assistant Director), addresses all the fundamentals of double bass [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14125,"featured_media":0,"parent":1808,"menu_order":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7115"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126408,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7115\/revisions\/126408"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=7115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}