What does it mean to be in tune? That seems pretty obvious right? Just get out your tuner and play a note. If your not flat or sharp then you’re in tune. Easy. Done. But perhaps that’s not all there is to it. Maybe you’d like to play with an ensemble or even just one other [...]
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Here’s a video that I made and posted to YouTube about exercises for getting a little more control over your pinkies. I’ve found that people sometimes have problems “finding” the right place to put their pinkies or they can’t remember which key plays which note. Sometimes it also helps to over exaggerate the motion of the [...] So here’s the video I promised. Let me explain a little bit about what’s going on. Last time, I gave an exercise that focuses on harmonics and voicing, and this is a continuation of those ideas. One important aspect of clarinet playing is to be aware of your tongue, embouchure, and air. Without that awareness it’s [...] One of the things that I’ve struggled with for many years has been playing in the altissimo register. I think people have a hard time playing in that range for a couple reasons, but I want to share a little story first. When I was doing my undergrad I started playing dixieland and then klezmer. Two [...] Every musician regardless of what style they play in needs to practice their scales and arpeggios. It’s an article of faith like saying every musician needs to listen to other musicians. So, like most other clarinetists, I’ve played scales out of a variety of standard books starting with Rubank and later Baerman, Albert and then devoted [...] For my first post to this site, I wanted to talk about breathing because I find it hard to pinpoint something else that touches on so many other aspects of clarinet performance. For instance breath control can effect: tension or relaxation, articulation, tone production, finger technique, phrasing, etc… For many people using air efficiently while playing [...] |
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