Posted by: clariniano on: February 17, 2012
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata Frederic Chopin: Raindrop Prelude Claude Debussy: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Reverie Franz Liszt: Liebestraum no. 3 (“Dream of Love”) Padre Martini: Plasir D’Amour W.A. Mozart: ‘Elvira Madigan’ Piano Concerto, 2nd movement Giocomo Puccini: Un bel di (from Madame Butterfly) Rimsky-Korsakov: The Young Prince and Princess from [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 17, 2012
…you think of “Rose Studies” as a collection of pieces for the clarinet …you’ve heard of more sizes of clarinets than most people can name …you own a copy of the Hite Melodious and Progressive Studies Book 1 …you own more than 1 copy of the above book. …you have bought at least one new [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 16, 2012
When I first started taking private lessons, I was lucky that my first private teachers for clarinet and for piano were really good ones. Perhaps this was because I chose my own teachers, rather than my parents. However, I have seen a number of students in which the student’s SECOND private teacher on an instrument [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 16, 2012
Finale is offering a version of their software that is normally $10 on their site for free for a limited time. This program can be used for composition, arranging, and writing exercises. Suitable for students from about 9 years old and up. http://www.finalemusic.com/NotePad/Default.aspx
Posted by: clariniano on: February 12, 2012
Recently, I have been seeing on music discussion boards about teachers who have students who have significant rhythm problems. While some of them are the typical young students who are learning to keep a steady beat and generally play note values accurately, at least two of the stories posted were those with teens who could [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 12, 2012
This post is being written on two recent things that have happened. One, a friend from high school asking me to teach her 3 1/2 year old daughter, and second, an adult student who decided instead of taking lessons from me, he would take lessons from his friend. A similar incident happened with one of [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 12, 2012
I get invited to go to a lot of concerts through friends in the city I live in. However, as much as I’d like to support them, the cost of many of them is quite a concern. Less than 10 years ago, it was easy to find professional concerts that were $20 or less per [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 6, 2012
I own a pair of clarinets, one pitched in B flat and the other pitched in A. And while I have a double case for these instruments, I have found keeping a single B flat case as well handy too. The main reason I do this is to limit the amount of weight I carry [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 6, 2012
There are a number of people who try to deny that musical talent exists. But, just like in other realms of human activity, there is a wide range of abilities, from almost total lack of skill, to extraordinary talent that could lead them to a very successful professional life in music. In ear skills, I [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: February 6, 2012
Over the years of being a musician who also participates in online music forums, I have noticed that many people seem to think that perfectionism in music is a bad thing. However, I feel it’s a very good thing to have as a musician. And here are my reasons why. Perfectionistic tendencies in musicians, especially [...]
