My Perfect Mouthpiece
I’m not quite sure what happened to the Yamaha mouthpiece that came with my clarinet. I know I still have it. But I think it might be in a case somewhere from one of my other clarinets (I have a ton of cheap, used, old ebay models I was going to refurbish), and...Why Clarinet Scales are Like Trot Poles
As I was working on the Pares Scales books, and feeling myself getting better at keeping my fingers moving and playing one note at a time — not getting ahead and fumbling things — I realized that scales and trot poles are pretty much the same things, just...Reeds On A Boat From China
I didn’t get much practicing done this week, but I did indulge in some (okay quite a bit) of retail therapy in buying cheap reeds from China. I can also hear those of you who are experienced in playing groan. I mean, they can’t be any good can they? Well,...We Have Noise (Sax on Fri)
In Tonic Chords, Tory finds herself learning the saxophone and teaching her friend Alamar how to play again. I think I need to look into the magical and musical lore of the world I’ve created and make sure that it’s written that those with Musamagium...Picking Up The Sax (Sax on Fridays)
Just like Tory in Tonic Chords, I’m picking up the saxophone to see how difficult it is for someone who plays the clarinet to learn, and to teach, the saxophone. I’ve actually had my saxophone for several months. It’s taken me this long to kind of...
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