Dennis Bergevin's guest appearances

Dennis Bergevin

Contrabass Conversations

David Allen

Paul Simon

Brian Johnson

Willie Nelson

Henry Chen

William Parker

Steve Metcalf

Scott Dixon

John Davis

Chris West

Leonard Bernstein

Paul Johnson

Miles Brown

Kevin Brown

Rick Jones

OwlTail

Dennis Bergevin and I have a lot in common. He's a bass player.  Me too. He taught public school orchestra.  So did I. His career has taken an unexpected turn. I totally identify with that. For Dennis, it was the interactions with the students that he found most valuable.  Not that the music wasn't important, but helping young people to find their path in life was what really mattered to him. I agree 100%. By the way, Dennis is a rockin' bass player. Check out this video of him playing Bach. So Dennis has transitioned out of that orchestra director role and is now training to work in guidance at the college level. It’s amazing the opportunities that exist at the university level outside of being a professor, and how critical the people in roles like what Dennis is doing are to shaping the direction of student’s lives. I also like this photo of Dennis and Edgar Meyer! Learn more about my coverage of music teaching at contrabassconversations.com/teaching.   Be sure to subscribe to Contrabass Conversations to get these episodes delivered automatically to your mobile device! Other episodes where we talk about teaching orchestra:  Peter Tambroni Gabe Katz  Thanks to our sponsor! This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut. Enter the D’Addario strings giveaway for Contrabass Conversations listeners at contrabassconversations.com/strings!

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dennis.bergevin" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dennis Bergevin</a> and I have a lot in common. He's a bass player.  Me too. He taught public school orchestra.  So did I. His career has taken an unexpected turn. I totally identify with that. For Dennis, it was the interactions with the students that he found most valuable.  Not that the music wasn't important, but helping young people to find their path in life was what really mattered to him. I agree 100%. By the way, Dennis is a rockin' bass player. Check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRkn77F6pgs" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">this video of him playing Bach</a>. So Dennis has transitioned out of that orchestra director role and is now training to work in guidance at the college level. It’s amazing the opportunities that exist at the university level outside of being a professor, and how critical the people in roles like what Dennis is doing are to shaping the direction of student’s lives. I also like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207526437263877&amp;set=a.1402265301478.2050680.1377690001&amp;type=3&amp;theater" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">this photo of Dennis and Edgar Meyer</a>! Learn more about my coverage of music teaching at <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/teaching" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">contrabassconversations.com/teaching</a>. Be sure to <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/subscribe" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to Contrabass Conversations</a> to get these episodes delivered automatically to your mobile device! Other episodes where we talk about teaching orchestra: <ul> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/06/23/cbc-224-peter-tambroni-student-centered-teaching-life-planning/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Tambroni</a></li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/06/09/cbc-220-gabe-katz-switching-music-performance-education/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gabe Katz</a></li> </ul> Thanks to our sponsor! This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/daddario1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">D’Addario Strings</a>! Check out their <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/daddario2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zyex strings</a>, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut. Enter the D’Addario strings giveaway for Contrabass Conversations listeners at <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/strings" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">contrabassconversations.com/strings</a>!

269: Dennis Bergevin on public school teaching, professional development, and advising