I think you are going to enjoy this creative and interesting article by Twitter friend and professional cartoonist and graphic designer Michael Neno. I connected with Michael on Twitter, as one of my first friends. He lives in Columbus. He’s…
Tone Talk: Singing to help voicing and playing an instrument
Image Credit Does singing a note before playing it on an instrument help you play it better? I’ll address that question in this week’s Tone Talk post. In the context of playing a musical instrument, voicing describes the ideal shape…
Connecting with the Audience- Columbus Symphony Bassoonist Betsy Sturdevant speaks out.
Add your voice to the discussion. Go read Connecting with the Audience. Colleague and friend Betsy Sturdevant is a top notch principal bassoonist with the Columbus Symphony. She also blogs about her musical and technical experiences as a bassoonist and…
Clarinet Talk: Podcast of Clarinetist Michael Norsworthy on his legendary teacher Kal Opperman
Podcast of Clarinetist Michael Norsworthy talking about his beginnings as a clarinetist and his teachers, including Richard Stoltzman and the legendary Kalman Opperman. Opperman’s unique and intense method of teaching clarinet made for some good storys. Enjoy! Mr. Opperman passed…
Clarinet Talk: Four Tones – Same Player and Equipment
The following audio clip is Four Tones, Same Player and Equipment- [audio:https://blog.davidhthomas.net/wp-content/uploads/Tones_Four.mp3|titles=Tones_Four] I took John Peacock up on his challenge awhile back, to demonstrate several different voicings and how they affect tone. This clip begins with my saying and playing…
How Modern Classical Music Could Still Succeed – Alex Ross
Image Credit- Roger Bourland music blog. Alex Ross on Modern Classical Music I’ve been wanting to write about this article by Alex Ross, published in the UK Guardian in November 2010, for some time now. Ross introduces some of the…