This story was originally published on May 18, 2022, and has been updated to include a rerun of our episode on this topic. "I'm tone-deaf." "I'm not really a singer." "Oh, I don't sound like them; ...

Using Jobim's Desafinado, I show you how to REALLY learn a tune by challenging yourself to sing the bass or root notes from memory. Extra challenge at the end of the video! Dozens of students ...

In musical prestige as well as pitch, it is hard to get any lower on the scale than the double bass. Rumbling and ungainly, it is the bullfrog of the orchestral lily pond—laughed at by laymen, ...