Consistency and Making Time To Practice

Consistency and Making Time To Practice

Nov 21, 2018 | music

You can tell when you’re getting into a regular practice schedule. The lips and cheeks start to hurt less; the tone sounds better. Notes come easier, and even hitting those high notes happens. At least this was the case with me this week as I worked to continue...
Embrochure and Endurance

Embrochure and Endurance

Nov 14, 2018 | music

When you haven’t played clarinet for 20+ years, one of the things you quickly notice when you get back to playing is that the muscles of the cheeks and lips really get a workout. The embrochure (the way you hold your lips and mouth) really taxes muscles that...
Consistency and Making Time To Practice

Back At The Music Stand

Nov 7, 2018 | music

Oh how the mighty have fallen. For someone who used to be an 1+ soloist at middle school competitions and who was part of state honor band, now, I swear my clarinet playing sounds like a drunk goose. And I should know. I have geese, though they haven’t been...