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August Practice: Week 1

Welcome to Week 1 of the August Practice Calendar! Each week, I will outline a few thoughts on each topic in the practice calendar. For a...

August Practice Kick-Off

Welcome to the August Integrated Practice Kick-Off! With the school year and concert season starting in a few weeks, now is the time to...

Performer Spotlight: David Van Maele

There are a number of fantastic performers that have chosen to make E-flat clarinet a part of their solo careers. Several E-flat clarinet...

Practicing Marches on E-flat Clarinet

It’s summer in the United States, which means lots of hot days, camps, and band music! Having just spent two weeks on faculty at...

May Video Spotlight

As the school year and concert season wraps up, I always find myself looking forward to exploring new pieces over the summer months. If...

Teaching and Practicing with Small Ensembles

With all the repertoire and exercises that normally need to be covered in studio teaching or personal practice, it can be hard to be...

Preparing Technical Orchestral E-flat Clarinet Parts

This month's post is inspired by my freelance performing over the past year or so. I spend most of my time teaching, and play in an...

Altissimo and Alternate Fingerings: Making or Breaking Your E-flat Clarinet Experience

An E-flat clarinetist deals with a number of pitch inconsistencies inherent to the instrument, and similar to someone playing piccolo,...

Meet the D'Addario Reserve E-flat Clarinet Reed!

Reeds: of all the equipment we have as clarinetists, reeds probably win the love/hate relationship award. I know clarinetists that could...

Posts Coming Soon...

Upcoming blog posts will be delayed by at least a few days as the storm passes through Florida and the southeast. My home studio space...