Susan: What to practice:- Scales, arpeggios, and thirds using the cycle of fourths/fifths. You may start anywhere within the cycle, and go either way. - Arpeggio triplet exercise. You will probably be able to find this in the Baermann book.- Clarinet choir music. Think about dynamics and articulations.- Mendelssohn piece - Andante movement. Keep working through this piece. Remember to [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Work on Eb major scale, arpeggio, and thirds and C minor. Remember to play full range of the clarinet, both ways. Work on the two Galper exercises we talked about. Remember to use lots of air while tonguing notes in the upper register. Keep working on the two Rose etudes. [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep focusing on staying (a BIT) looser with your embouchure. If you are having issues with squeaking, or notes not projecting, this is probably the issue. Practice A major scale and F# minor scale (harmonic, melodic, and natural). Try to pay as much attention to the arpeggio and thirds as [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Try warming up every practice session with long tones for ten minutes. Focus on your embouchure and sound, and make sure you aren't too tense/tight. Practice Ab major scale, arpeggio and thirds this week along with the relative minor scale (F minor). Remember to practice the arpeggio and thirds full [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Practice the B major scale, arpeggio and thirds full range of the instrument, along with the relative minor (Ab). Practice the two Galper pieces we discussed. For the first one, keep working on over-exaggerating dynamics. For the second piece, focus on keeping the tone consistent/dynamics even throughout all registers of [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep working on your major scales and corresponding major/minor triads. Try to move away from having the music in front of you. Galper - make sure your staccato's are short and crisp enough like we discussed. For the second exercise, think about dynamics. Rose - work up until where we [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep working on your major scales and corresponding major/minor triads. Try practicing them with and without the notes in front of you. Work on the two Galper exercises we discussed. Band piece - watch out for the rhythmic/note issues we talked about. Jonathan: Desafinado - here is a link to my [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep working on your major scales and corresponding triads. When descending, practice them both ways. Try working on triads for A natural minor as well, and harmonic and melodic if you want a challenge. March - slowly work it up to tempo. Try for 5-10 BPM faster every week. Review [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep working on your major triads in the keys you know well - C, G, F. If you want a challenge, you can try working on minor triads. Continue working on your major/minor scales as well. Galper - make sure your stacattos are short enough. Remember, you want to stop [...]
Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Jonathan: Review your major scales this week (C, G, F, D and Bb) along with arpeggios. Try playing each scale at 60 bpm, in quarter notes and the arpeggios at 60 bpm, in half notes. Spring and Autumn - focus on the timing of both pieces! The notes and rhythms are [...]