Image Credit Finger/Hand Intelligence – Part 5 of the Series on 7 Musical Intelligences. Awareness of finger and hand feedback Using minuscule motions Teaching your fingers to remember their place Common Problems Most music students gain only a rudimentary awareness…
Clarinet Tone Talk 7: Brahms Sonata in Eb
Here are two lovely samples of the opening of Johannes Brahms Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major Opus 120 for Clarinet and Piano, Allegro amabile. As usual, I’ll keep the players a mystery. I think both of these players have…
Pitch or Aural Awareness– 4th in Series: 7 Musical Intelligences
Topic 4 in the series of 7 posts on the types of skills we draw upon as musicians is Pitch or Aural Intelligence. The majority of trained players have had to endure series of ear training classes. I know I…
Clarinet Tone Talk 6: Mouthpiece Tests
Here are samples of a short scale test on 6 different mouthpieces. Several of them are made from wood. I’ve been experimenting with wood mouthpieces and Legere Reeds. Since the reed is a known quantity (who would have thunk!) any…
Sunday Music Poem by G. K Chesteron, with Amarylis Harp Video
I found this on Famous Poems and Poets dot com. I value music poems which align music’s meaning with great spiritual truth; it draws us in, yet remains elusive. For music, no matter how much we wish, cannot really be…
Being Grounded, in a good way! Depth + Breath = Breadth
Image Credit Taking a one week break from the 7 Intelligences series, I present this week’s post: How to Be Grounded…In a Positive Way! Musicians are not only called upon to control a vast array of colors and dynamics but…