{"id":1263,"date":"2018-11-09T17:43:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T17:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2021-06-06T03:11:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T03:11:25","slug":"the-better-side-of-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=1263","title":{"rendered":"The Better Side of Teaching&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"This is one of the best parts of my job; pairing up donated gear with students. Aiden very recently started playing bass. She\u2019s already a very talented cellist. However, she came to the realization that playing bass will better serve her musical goals. And better yet&#8230;.she wants to be a doubler so she can be versatile. So she\u2019s gearing up for both electric and upright bass studies.<br><br>\n\n\nAiden has a very supportive family. Her older sister (another former student of mine and one of Aiden\u2019s mentors on cello) donated her own cello to Aiden\u2019s cause. That allowed the parents to put the rental money for Aiden\u2019s cello towards an upright bass. Now Aiden can continue on cello while learning double bass.<br><br>\n\n\nThe universe then further supported her decision&#8230;these two speakers became available a few days after she made her decision known. One of my adult students donated these speakers so they could be passed on to a younger player. He did that in the spirit of \u201cpaying it forward\u201d for all the folks who supported him as he was coming up. Perfect timing.<br><br>\n\n\n#basscommunityisthebest <br><br>\n\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aidens-new-whip.jpg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aidens-new-whip.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aidens-new-whip.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/aidens-new-whip.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><!-- Default Statcounter code for Lady Bass Music\nhttp:\/\/www.ladybassmusic.net --><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\nvar sc_project=1496529;<br \/>\nvar sc_invisible=0;<br \/>\nvar sc_security=\"ec215b54\";<br \/>\nvar sc_https=1;<br \/>\nvar scJsHost = \"https:\/\/\";<br \/>\ndocument.write(\"<sc\"+\"ript type='text\/javascript' src='\" +\nscJsHost+\n\"statcounter.com\/counter\/counter.js'><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the best parts of my job; pairing up donated gear with students. Aiden very recently started playing bass. She\u2019s already a very talented cellist. However, she came to the realization that playing bass will better serve her musical goals. 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