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Bassist and educator Joanna Smith has been dedicated to her instrument since an early age, she tells us. Raised in upstate New York, she progressed from piano to double bass at the tender age of 10. The mind boggles at the thought of a 10-year-old attempting to get to grips with a double bass, even a half-size instrument—but as Joanna explains, “I’m one of four girls, and my mom always