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Tag Archives: Clarinet Skype Lessons
Don’t Look Down!
I’ve noticed that many young clarinetists, especially beginners, at times have a tendency to look down their clarinets while playing. Looking down the clarinet while playing can create bad habits and problems: embouchure, head position, posture, etc. can be impacted. … Continue reading
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Upgrade Your Sound: Project!
Today I gave six all-state clarinet and bass clarinet master classes at a high school here in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. In today’s master classes, I worked on improving the tone qualities of the students and this included working on their … Continue reading
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“Head In The Right Direction!”
Proportions of the Head (c. 1488 – 1489) is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. In a recent video post, I considered the importance of not leaning over too much when playing the clarinet. A related issue is that of … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarinet, clarinet blog, Clarinet Lessons, clarinet pedagogy, Clarinet Posture, Clarinet Practice, Clarinet Skype Lessons, Clarinet Teaching, clarinetmike, ClarinetMike Blog, clarinetmike saxophone, ClarinetMike says, michael dean, Michael Dean clarinet, practice, Practice Routine, Practice Tips, Saxophone, Saxophone Lessons, Saxophone Skype Lessons, Skype, Skype Lessons
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7 Ways to Improve Your Practicing!
I know many of you are practicing feverishly preparing for all-region, all-state, lessons, concerts, orchestra auditions, concerto competitions, university auditions, recital hearings, juries, etc. Below are some tips that will help you make the most of your practice sessions. 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged All-State, All-State Band, ATSSB, ATSSB clarinet, Audition, Band, bass clarinet, Clarinet, clarinet blog, Clarinet Practice, Clarinet Skype Lessons, clarinetmike, ClarinetMike Blog, ClarinetMike says, Low Clarinet, Michael Dean clarinet, practice, Practice Routine, Practice Tips, Skype, Skype Lessons, Soprano Clarinet, Texas, Texas All-State, TMEA
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ClarinetMike’s “Practice Tips A to Z” [Complete Article]
Practice Tips A to Z by Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike” The following are some ideas I have found useful with my students and in my own practicing. An easy-print PDF of this article can be found HERE. A. Always ARTC (Approach, Relaxation, Tone, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019-2020, All-State, All-State Band, ATSSB, ATSSB clarinet, Audition, Band, bass clarinet, Clarinet, clarinet blog, Clarinet Practice, Clarinet Skype Lessons, clarinetmike, ClarinetMike Blog, ClarinetMike says, Low Clarinet, Michael Dean clarinet, practice, Practice Routine, Practice Tips, Skype, Skype Lessons, Soprano Clarinet, Texas, Texas All-State, TMEA
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“Polka!” Etude No. 3 All-State Tips from ClarinetMike’s 2019-2020 Texas TMEA All-State Soprano Clarinet Clinic
Below are my clinic notes on Etude No. 3 from this year’s Texas TMEA All-State Soprano Clarinet Etudes. My previously published notes on Etude 1 and 2 are available: Etude 1 here and Etude 2 here. ClarinetMike’s Texas TMEA All-State … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019-2020, All-State, All-State Band, Audition, Band, Clarinet, clarinet blog, Clarinet Skype Lessons, clarinetmike, ClarinetMike Blog, ClarinetMike says, Ferling, michael dean, Michael Dean clarinet, Rose 32, Rose Etudes, Skype, Skype Lessons, Soprano Clarinet, Texas, Texas All-State, TMEA, TMEA 2020
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TIPS! All-State Etude No. 2 “The Slow Etude” Preparation Help from ClarinetMike’s 2019-2020 Texas TMEA All-State Soprano Clarinet Clinic
Below are my clinic notes on Etude No. 2 from this year’s Texas TMEA All-State Soprano Clarinet Etudes. My notes on Etude 1 are available here. Watch for my notes on Etude 3 coming soon! ClarinetMike’s Texas TMEA All-State Clarinet … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019-2020, All-State, All-State Band, Audition, Band, Clarinet, clarinet blog, Clarinet Skype Lessons, clarinetmike, ClarinetMike Blog, ClarinetMike says, Ferling, michael dean, Michael Dean clarinet, Rose 32, Rose Etudes, Skype, Skype Lessons, Soprano Clarinet, Texas, Texas All-State, TMEA, TMEA 2020
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