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Category: Classical clarinetists-female
Digital Clarinet Academy Session 3 Begins Monday!
There is still time to register, audit or become Replay participant for Digital Clarinet Academy! To register please go to: Digital Clarinet Academy - Summer Session All of us on the faculty are looking forward to working with students in Digital Clarinet Academy’s Summer Session 3, July 13-17, 2020! Digital Clarinet Academy (DCA) s focused on… Continue reading Digital Clarinet Academy Session 3 Begins Monday!
An Issue of Access by Julia Heinen
Notes from Diana: Some time ago I asked colleagues what is necessary to help music majors become better prepared for our 21st century world. Many great ideas were suggested. One interesting conversation developed around the audition process for incoming college students, and how the current system might discourage students who do not have the privileges… Continue reading An Issue of Access by Julia Heinen
Short List of Favorite Works for Clarinet by Women Composers
What follows are clarinet works by women composers that I enjoy. Where possible I have added dates and country of origin. This list is not meant to be exhaustive in any way. But it is, hopefully, a starting point in your exploration of clarinet music written by women. Please! Right now I do not have… Continue reading Short List of Favorite Works for Clarinet by Women Composers
Female Clarinetists In U.S. Part Two – College Professors/Teachers
Note: this list is a work in progress. If I’ve inadvertently left out a female clarinetist in the USA who teaches at the university level, my deepest apologies! Full-time/part time/adjunct—it matters not. You are all important. If you teach at the college level please contact me at singlewinder@yahoo.com so I may add you to my… Continue reading Female Clarinetists In U.S. Part Two – College Professors/Teachers
Female Clarinetists In U.S. – Part One – ICSOM Orchestras
Note: this list is a work in progress that I’m fitting in between my job with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. If I’ve inadvertently left out a female orchestral player in an ICSOM orchestra, my deepest apologies! Please contact me at singlewinder@yahoo.com so I may correct my mistake. Also, please alert me with any spelling… Continue reading Female Clarinetists In U.S. – Part One – ICSOM Orchestras
Character Traits of Great Clarinet Students…and Musings On Ego
One of the greatest teachers of young clarinetists today, and someone I greatly admire, Eva Wasserman-Margolis, recently wrote a profound statement: ‘The quality of music is of utmost importance .... but it is really about the human being behind the music that is most important to me’. I have maintained that in teaching, the heart of… Continue reading Character Traits of Great Clarinet Students…and Musings On Ego
Teaching Philosophy Statement Is Up On My Website
‘Done is better than perfect.’ This is my motto for Clarinet Divas, my website and life. Flylady gets the credit for this great motto. This motto especially applies to the writing of a Teaching Philosophy Statement! It took me a few weeks, but my Teaching Philosophy Statement is now up on my website HERE. It is… Continue reading Teaching Philosophy Statement Is Up On My Website
Book List For Advanced High School Clarinetists (and two videos)
I’ve never seen a classical music book list for high school clarinet students. Rather than waste time looking through the bottomless Google pit, I decided to ask my book-reading, fun-loving music friends what they might suggest for eager young students. My buddies did not disappoint! Below find a wide-ranging selection from colleagues in orchestras, at… Continue reading Book List For Advanced High School Clarinetists (and two videos)
PRACTICE TIME IN PERCENTAGES FORMAT
In practicing, students usually fall into one of two groups. Using highly technical terms (not), I call these groups: 1) those who get lost in details (detail-ers) 2) those who run through material without much attention (runners) ‘Detailers’ enjoy the process and can get lost in musical minutiae, forgetting that time exists. An hour later they… Continue reading PRACTICE TIME IN PERCENTAGES FORMAT
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