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Etudes and More with Dr. Laura McLaughlin

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...

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

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...

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

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

Happy August! For many of us, August means a return to school as a teacher or a student and the start of the regular concert season. As...

It's almost time for ClarinetFest! Unfortunately, I won't be attending this year, but many of you will! ClarinetFest is always a great...

Did anyone else think they were really horrible at E-flat clarinet when they first started playing it? I know I did. Things definitely...

There are so many elements involved in playing clarinet. We have books and exercises for most anything you can think of - breathing,...

Have you ever been called to play with a group, and then scrambled to pick up an auxiliary instrument? Most clarinetists I know would...