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Columbus Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinetist, Clarinet Teacher

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Clarinet Tone Talk: Jack Brymer, English master clarinetist

by David H. Thomas • September 27, 2010

Image Credit Kevin Geary Portraits Jack Brymer (27 January 1915 – 15 September 2003), was a British clarinetist, born in South Shields. This is the third post in the series “Tone Talk”, samples and commentary on various clarinet tones from…

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Music Poems

Sunday Music Poem and Video: Schumann Moonlit Night

by David H. Thomas • September 26, 2010

I’ve been listening to a lot of Schumann chamber music recently, especially the piano trios and the quartet and quintet (with the Beaux Arts Trio- a fantastic recording!) I have always known Schumann’s harmonies are rich and dense, but I…

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Twitter Symphony Hummingbird

Twitter Symphony Hummingbird #twitsym -Chaconne theme and harmony mp3 and pdf

by David H. Thomas • September 24, 2010

Image Credit: Arlene Ness Art Here is the first movement Chaconne theme with chords, in an mp3 piano version. It’s in 5/2 and flows across bar lines. It ended up a 10 bar phrase, very floaty. The harmony is simple.…

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Fresh Ideas for Classical Music

Lakeland musicians to demonstrate improvisations in classical music

by David H. Thomas • September 24, 2010

Lakeland musicians to demonstrate improvisations in classical music | sheboyganpress.com | Sheboygan Press. Excellent idea! I suggest that all classical musicians learn the history of improvisation in various styles. I also believe all performers should be able to improvise in…

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Fresh Ideas for Classical Music

Arts Participation 2008 Highlights from a National Survey. Worth a Gander.

by David H. Thomas • September 24, 2010

NEA-SPPA-brochure.pdf application/pdf Object. Arts Participation 2008 Highlights from a National Survey “Whatever art offered the men and women of previous eras, what it offers our own, it seems to me, is space—a certain breathing room for the spirit.” —John Updike…

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Breathing Techniques

Part Two of Arnold Jacobs Video on Breathing

by David H. Thomas • September 23, 2010

Found this video via flute teacher Catherine Legrand’s blog, which was mentioned to me by Twitter friend and blogger Alexis Del Palazzo. Short Bio from Wikipedia- Arnold Jacobs (June 11, 1915 – October 7, 1998) was an American orchestral tuba…

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