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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!

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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

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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

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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)