Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Warm up with register slurs - make sure there is no break between the two octaves. Use lots of air and aim for even tone and volume between both registers. Keep working on your minor scales. Try cleaning up and gradually increasing the tempo of the Galper studies we looked [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep working through your minor scales, with emphasis on B minor. If you are having issues with squeaking, think about: your hand/finger placement, where/how hard your tongue is hitting the reed, embouchure, and air support (especially in the upper register). Look at the exercises on the first page of the [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep working on your minor scales, with emphasis on G and B minor. Fantasy Piece - start thinking about dynamics. Remember that most of the dynamic markings written in go by pretty quickly. Experiment, and remember with dynamics you can always be more dramatic than you think. Mozart Duets - [...]

Hey everyone, welcome back! Here is the homework for this week. Susan: Keep working on your major/minor scales with the metronome. This week add Bb major and G minor. Reminder to support the air as much as possible in the upper/altissimo register. Lady Gaga Fugue - try playing along with a version on YouTube. This way you can hear your [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week. Hope you all have a great holiday and I will see you guys after the break :) Those of you who are doing a make up lesson, I'll see you next week! Susan: Keep working through your corresponding major/minor scales with the metronome. Remember to give extra focus to the trickier [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week! Susan: Keep working on your minor/major scales (C and A, F and D, G and E). Aim to have your major scales at 60, eighth notes, and minor scales at 70, quarter note. Focus especially on your harmonic minor scales as these will be the most challenging for you probably. Look [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week! Susan: Keep working on your minor/major scales (C and A, F and D, G and E). Aim to have your major scales at 60, eighth notes, and minor scales at 70, quarter note. Focus especially on your harmonic minor scales as these will be the most challenging for you probably. Work [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week! Susan: Keep working on your minor/major scales (C and A, F and D, G and E). Aim to have your major scales at 60, eighth notes, and minor scales at 70, quarter notes. You can also spend some time working on different intervals pertaining to each scale (eg. thirds, fourths, etc.) [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week! Susan: Start working on A harmonic, melodic and natural minor. You can reference the scale book if you want. Also, start thinking about minor harmony and memorizing your relative minors (eg. C = A, D = B, etc.) Think about subdividing this week. When you see a dotted quarter note, try [...]

Hey everyone, here is the homework for this week! Susan: Pick up some 2 and 2 1/2 reeds at Long & McQuade this week. Try out both strengths back to back and assess what works best for you. Keep working on your tonguing exercise in all registers of the clarinet. Half notes, quarter notes, triplets, eighths, etc. Try it with [...]