Slow and Steady Creates Progress

Slow and Steady Creates Progress

Jun 3, 2021 | music

I took a break on the clarinet practicing. The end of the spring semester really hit me hard. Add to that a few other things, and well let’s just say my little notations in my planner that I played faded into nothingness. But I’ve practiced TWICE this week...
Slow and Steady Creates Progress

Music Update & Reed Disappointment

Apr 29, 2021 | music, Uncategorized

It’s been a LONG time since I’ve made one of these posts, and I’ve got to apologize. Getting back to college, plus dealing with some health things, kinda kicked my fanny. But I made the decision that playing the clarinet was going to be part of my...
Slow and Steady Creates Progress

The Hands ARen’t What They used To Be

Jan 11, 2021 | music

I had a rough week last week in regards to practice, but I’m back. I’m bobbling through a few of the transitions right now in this piece due to my hands. I have a couple of issues: 1) My hands hurt quite a bit due to the cold and due to my chronic illness....
Slow and Steady Creates Progress

All the Notes

Jan 4, 2021 | music

I’ve got a bit of a craft project happening on my desk right now. The music I’m working on is a solo, taken straight from a conference solo book. This means it has both the clarinet and the piano parts. Talk about notes! Three staves worth for each line....
Slow and Steady Creates Progress

missed christmas, Hoping to have music ready for you soon

Dec 28, 2020 | music

I had hoped to have a little Christmas music to play and share with you. But things kind of got hectic and my practice fell off, and alas, there wasn’t any Christmas music. However, I am back, found one of my non-Christmas solo books, and am practicing once...
Exercising The Clarinet Muscles (Music Monday)

Exercising The Clarinet Muscles (Music Monday)

Dec 7, 2020 | music

Reed: Rinyin 2.5 (ebay purchase) My goal for picking up my clarinet practice again was twofold. First, practice consistently. Second, get better! There was a third goal, which I didn’t realize until I started playing — get my lip and mouth muscles back. I...