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Clarinet Tone Production

Clarinet Tone Production

Advice about clarinet embouchure in the clarinet pedagogy literature is fairly consistent no matter where one looks. Keep the chin…
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Clarinet 101: Getting Beginning Clarinetists Started the Right Way

Clarinet 101: Getting Beginning Clarinetists Started the Right Way

Get your beginning clarinet players in tip-top shape and have fun doing it!  Beginning clarinet instruction doesn’t need to be…
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F# On Mouthpiece & Barrel (Quick Tip)

F# On Mouthpiece & Barrel (Quick Tip)

Having a hard time getting your beginning clarinets to play good sounds and on pitch on the mouthpiece and barrel?…
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DO Sweat the Small Stuff – Beginning Woodwinds

DO Sweat the Small Stuff – Beginning Woodwinds

After teaching for over 13 years, taking many student teachers, and working with new teachers as colleagues, I began reflecting…
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Clarinet Tips on 4 Important Topics

Clarinet Tips on 4 Important Topics

This article covers the topics of hand position, crossing the break, venting and voicing. Clarinet Tips on Hand Position Bad…
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Clarinet Embouchure: How I Teach Clarinet Embouchure

Clarinet Embouchure: How I Teach Clarinet Embouchure

How I Teach Clarinet Embouchure   This is written in a very conversational tone because it is taken from a…
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