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10 Practice Tips for All-State, Solos, and Everything!
10 Practice Tips for All-State, Solos, and Everything!by Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike” Go Slow. Load correct information only! Go slow and learn the rhythm and notes correctly the first time and every time. Go Slow! MORE Go Slow. Generally, begin … Continue reading
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ClarinetMike’s All-State Preparation Guide!
ClarinetMike’s All-State Preparation Guide!Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike”Clarinet Performing, Teaching and ConsultingHurst, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas USAclarinetmiketexas@yahoo.com * 682-888-7639clarinetmike.wordpress.com Step 1: Preliminary Concerns Get quality equipment. FYI, my Bb soprano clarinet set up: Buffet R13 clarinet [1974], Vandoren M13 Lyre mouthpiece, Vandoren V12 3.5 or … Continue reading
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Top 10 Things To Do This Summer!
Top 10 Things To Do This Summer!by Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike” Lessons. Take private lessons with a good teacher. A good teacher will spend time improving your basics and teaching you how to practice in addition to working on music. Practice. … Continue reading
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ClarinetMike’s Performing Checklist
ClarinetMike’s Performing Checklist by Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike” Many of you have upcoming all-region auditions, competitions, concerts, hearings, recitals, music juries, etc. So, here’s my Performing Checklist based on many years of giving performances and presentations and teaching students to … Continue reading
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10 Performance Anxiety Tips
10 Performance Anxiety Tips by Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike” Successfully dealing with the concerns of playing or singing in stressful situations, such as recitals, contests, auditions, etc. is an important part of being a good musician. I have found the following tips … Continue reading
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7 Ways to Improve Your Practicing!
7 Ways to Improve Your Practicing by Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike” Practice First. “Work expands to fill the time available.” (A time management maxim known as “Parkinson’s Law.”) This means if you wait to practice until you finish all your homework (or … Continue reading
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10 Practice Tips for All-State, Solos, and Everything!
Here are 10 general practice tips for preparing the All-State etudes, solos, or any music. 10 Practice Tips for All-State, Solos, and Everything!by Dr. Michael Dean “ClarinetMike” Go Slow. Load correct information only! Go slow and learn the rhythm and notes correctly … Continue reading
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Teaching Tip: “It’s All About The Music!”
Last week I started my busy fall schedule of clarinet lessons and master classes. I often start off a first master class or lesson by saying, “It’s all about the music.” I then tell the students that, “My job is … Continue reading
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15 All-State Clarinet Resources: Rose 32, 40, Caprices, and More!
On Monday, July 12, the Texas TMEA All-State audition etudes were revealed. As in years past, Rose Etudes will be used for soprano and low clarinets (and Texas ATSSB soprano clarinets). Other states in the USA also use Rose Etudes … Continue reading
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TMEA All-State Available! PLUS “5 All-State Practice Tips To Get You Started!”
Hey! Today at noon, the official the Texas TMEA All-State Band 2021-2022 audition materials were posted online. Below, I have posted screenshots of the audition materials for soprano and low clarinets from the official TMEA website. I’ve already started to break … Continue reading
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