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Shorter Days, Slower Thoughts
Shorter Days bring slower productivity for me. Though I plan to finish the year long commitment to learn all 18 Paul Jeanjean etudes, I’m stuck for now on 2. Several reasons. First- Etude 2 has been a thorn for me for a long time. I need to live with it to really master it. Second- I’m back to work full time with the Columbus Symphony, which, I keep forgetting, is work. Third- I’ve recently changed all my equipment, and it’s taking time to settle. I look forward to nailing etude 2 to the wall. In time.
Psyched for Mahler 9 tonight
Preparing for tonight’s Columbus Symphony performance of the 9th symphony of Gustav Mahler, a magnificent and momentous work, I took a long walk through the park near my house. Nature was Mahler’s spirituality, and so it was helpful to walk…
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Twitter Posts Nov 10-18
Practicing- Stop when body tires. Mind, and body, should still have ideal in it. Ideal is only constant. Clarinet- air feels like it’s going either way, in or out, while blowing, not blown out, but let out. Concentration/centering while practicing-…
John Moses on Synthetic Reeds
A few days ago I wrote to John Moses, a versatile and well known freelance clarinetist in the NYC area, asking his take on Legere vs Forestone reeds. I’ve dabbled with both a fair amount recently, and I am pretty…
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Yodeling Revelry on Clarinet
Yodeling ultra-high notes, using only voicing and embouchure rather than fingerings, is a great way to develop flexibility and integrity. The goal is to use as little lip and jaw pressure as possible, focusing on the “yodeling” feeling in the…