Marion Harrington and Jenny di Paolo’s new recording Clarinet Notes from France is really a delight to listen to. The whole thing was “recorded over just two sessions” and what comes across is a sense of immediacy that we don’t often get to hear anymore. Before we go further, this is not a “perfect” recording. There [...]
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Sometimes we come across tricky rhythms in a piece that defy our best practice techniques. Well here’s one more idea that I’ve found extremely helpful. Articulate the subdivisions. For instance on a dotted rhythm articulate all the subdivisions of the long note. So if you’ve got a dotted quarter, articulate eighths. [...] It’s been quite a while since I’ve been able to put up a new post so thanks for your patience. As promised here’s a little bit about polishing up your rhythm. Many of you know some of the basic practice techniques for improving the evenness of a rhythmic passage. For instance there’s the one where you [...] 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. |
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