Thoughts from an Orchestral Clarinetist, Soloist, Teacher
The great performers practice not so much to perfect a piece of music, but to render performing it effortless. Ironically, perfection is all the more attainable when we get out of our own way.
I first learned to play the clarinet in 1972, after hearing a demonstration of various instruments, whereby I chose the clarinet because it “went the highest and the lowest” of them all.
The more I learn about playing music, the more I love teaching. At age 17 I was proficient enough in clarinet technique [...]