No this isn’t a post about embouchure pain. I can’t believe I never came across this before, but go visit John Adams’ blog. Fantastic writing from one of America’s [...]
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Pretty soon I’m going to have some posts on Marion Harrington’s site to talk about how to set up a home recording studio. This is something I did a few years ago and have tried very hard to take advantage of. In conjunction with those posts I’m going to have a series of posts here that [...] I’m a little late in putting this post up, but I typically don’t work on Saturdays so I appreciate your patience. Yesterday I only (“only” Ha!) went to three events in Austin. The good news is that they were all fantastic. The bad news is that they were all basically at the same time. First was [...] As I mentioned before, I’m working on videos of Ron Caravan’s Polychromatic Diversions for Clarinet which I think make a solid introduction to contemporary clarinet techniques. So, here’s the second video in the series – the etude 2. Digital Etchings. As you might imagine this etude places continued emphasis on micro-tonal and timbral fingerings. However, these [...] For people who want to try some contemporary music, it can be a little daunting to figure out a place to start. After all the notation, instructions, and techniques can all be unfamiliar and difficult to understand. Recently I pulled out a copy of Ron Caravan’s Polychromatic Diversions for Clarinet. Despite the slightly strange sounding name, [...] As I get my digital life back together, here’s a great video from that I received a few weeks ago from Jean-François Charles. I really enjoy his energy and presence. If you haven’t seen them here’s a link to the videos I posted earlier. You can expect either later today or tomorrow a post about voicing. [...] I know that I haven’t posted anything in a little while, but I have exciting news. I just ordered the first proof of my book from Staples. For now I’m calling it “Four Extended Techniques for Clarinet: A Practical Guide”. My goal in writing it is to demystify some of the extended techniques most commonly used [...] The Passover Holiday is rapidly approaching so I need to take a little break from writing until things settle down. Hopefully I’ll be able to get back to writing in about a week. So here’s what you can expect when I get back… More about the embouchure. Ok – Here they are! Last week’s performance of Golijov’s The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind. I had a great time rehearsing and performing it. It’s only my second time doing this piece, but I really want to play it again sometime. For those unfamiliar with the piece, check out the program notes I [...] Well this week keeps getting busier and busier. I’ll have the video I promised soon, but in the meantime I have exciting news. On Monday March 8th I’m going to be meeting Jean-François Charles in Cambridge. He’s a clarinetist/composer and live-electronics designer teaching at Harvard. I found out about his work while searching for new and [...] |
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