Helping students gain an understanding of what is necessary to physically create and maintain an open, resonant tone can be…
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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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Teaching Tone, Vibrato, and Dynamics in Online Platforms
You may find it surprising to hear me say that I haven’t significantly changed the way I teach tone, vibrato,…
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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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Expanding the Flute’s Dynamic Range
Does your flute section play at a mezzo forte dynamic most of the time? Are you constantly asking them to…
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Tips for Teaching Embouchure in Beginning Band
“Spend time now to save time later” is a great quote, especially when it comes to teaching embouchure to beginning…
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