762: Jon McCullough-Benner on The Auditioning Bassist's Tool Kit

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://mcculloughbennerbass.com/">Jon McCullough-Benner</a> recently released a great new book called <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MW7L1BX">An Auditioning Double Bassist's Tool Kit: Bowings, Fingerings, and Useful Tips for Standard Audition Repertoire</a>.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> In this book, he shares his wealth of knowledge learned over his years in a detailed and compelling fashion.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Jon joined the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as its Principal Bass in 2017 after serving as Principal Bass for the Oregon Symphony.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> He also serves as the Assistant Principal Bass for the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra and is an <a href= "https://www.roosevelt.edu/academics/faculty/profile?ID=jmcculloughbenner"> Artist-Faculty member of Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts</a>.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Check out my <a href= "https://youtu.be/A-8QrNJ77rQ">YouTube review of this book here</a>, and <a href= "https://contrabassconversations.com/2017/05/15/346-jon-mccullough-benner-milwaukee-symphony-principal-bass/"> check out my 2017 conversation with Jon</a> for more details about his background.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Enjoy!</span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p4"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136"><em>Subscribe to the podcast</em></a></span> <span class="s1"><em>to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Check out our</em> <a href= "https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest"><em>Online Sheet Music Store</em></a> <em>with 80+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.</em></span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free