Posted by: clariniano on: July 23, 2009
I’m kind of conflicted on the practice of long tones, I know of at least a couple of pieces that have a sustained long tone (the end of the Finzi Carol from his Five Bagatelles for clarinet and piano, and the end of the Lullaby movementof Srul Irving Glick’s Suite Hebraique. On the other hand, students [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: April 6, 2009
Poor-quality mouthpieces, usually mouthpieces that come with new instruments, create at least four difficulties for beginners: they are difficult to blow on, they have poor tone quality, they have problems with their tuning, and they contribute to unfocussed sound even when the student is playing with correct embouchure. Poor-quality mouthpieces are often difficult to blow on, [...]
