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Breathing Techniques, Clarinet Talk, Teaching and Learning Music, Well Tempered Clarinetist

Introducing Suspension Breath Support- Using Flow Breathing to achieve supported breath control

by David H. Thomas • September 2, 2010

Image Credit: Pedro Moura Pinheiro As some readers may already know, I introduced the Flow Breathing technique a few weeks ago on Marion Harrington’s blog (which I highly recommend). Flow Breathing is a new way to learn and control breath…

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Teaching and Learning Music

Drawing Out Your Innate Musical Genius – Grace Notes Music Studio

by David H. Thomas • September 1, 2010

Excellent post on developing internal musical skills, useful for teachers, performers and amateurs. Check it out. Meg outlines several key exercises to bring out your inner musician. 1. Open Your Ears 2. Natural Drumming 3. Singing With Machines 4. Create…

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Breathing Techniques, Well Tempered Clarinetist

Motions of Breathing #Legato Flow Breathing

by David H. Thomas • August 31, 2010

This video is only partially helpful as a model for good breathing. As you can see, the ribs move up and out on inhale, and down and in on exhale. That’s helpful. But this animation does not show the gathering…

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7 Musical Intelligences, Teaching and Learning Music, Well Tempered Clarinetist

Seven Types of Awareness Intelligence for Learning Music

by David H. Thomas • August 30, 2010

Image Credit A player must employ all available skills to learn music deeply. The following list isolates 7 types of intelligence (ways of learning) which enable comprehensive understanding of music. 1 – Body/Breath Intelligence – How do you use and…

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Music Poems

Sunday Music Quote: I am Music

by David H. Thomas • August 29, 2010

From Music Lovers Quotations, edited by Helen Exley. I am Music- By Anonymous- I tell the story of love, the story of sorrow, the story that saves and the story that destroys…. I am the smoke which palls over the…

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Breathing Techniques, Well Tempered Clarinetist

Flow Breathing and a Path to Peak Mastery: Finding Patience in the Details of Playing

by David H. Thomas • August 26, 2010

Image Credit- In Search of Lost Time Using Flow Breathing to find patience in the details of playing a phrase- This article picks up where my series of 3 guest posts on a friend’s blog site ends. If you have…

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