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Bohuslav Martinů, Sonatina
For the next two weeks we're working on Martinů's Sonatina for clarinet and piano. I'm going to be offering you two excerpts to choose from (or learn both!).…
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Repertoire Study Group: Introduction
Welcome to the Clarinet Repertoire Study Group! This is a new project we're starting here on tonebase clarinet. Every other week on Fridays, I’ll share a short excerpt (8–16 bars) from a clarinet…
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Improve Your Clarion Register: Week One!
Hi everyone! Welcome to the forum post for week one of our two week intensive on the clarion register: this will both help you improve your sound and technique in that register AND it will act as a…
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Week Three! Unfinished Business Challenge: let's go 💪
Welcome to the Main Thread for the third week of the "Unfinished Business" practice challenge! Choose an piece that you have started to practice but never fully committed to finishing.…
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Forgotten Favorites - Week Two of Unfinished Business
Welcome to the Main Thread for the second week of "Unfinished Business" practice challenge! Choose an piece that you have started to practice but never fully committed to finishing.…
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Improve your Clarion Register: Intro and Sign Up!
Following on our Livestream on August 6, we're going to have a two week intensive focusing on the clarion register - whether you've watched the livestream yet or not this will be a chance to really…
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6Aug
Better Tone, Less Effort: Middle Register Edition
Wed Aug 6 at 8 PM - 9 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/clarinet/live/player/clt-improve-your-second-register2 going -
What monthly challenges would you love to see on tonebase clarinet?
We’re now almost at the end of our second monthly challenge on tonebase clarinet, and I’ve tried two very different approaches to these challenges, and loved seeing your participation in both of them.…
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Finger Dexterity Challenge - Week One!
Welcome to July's Finger Dexterity Challenge! I explain the challenge in the video above, but essentially we're going to be using the Kroepsch studies to work on our dexterity,…
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Who was your first clarinet teacher and what did they teach you?
When I was 11, I joined my school band (which was very small, I think there were only 8 of us!) and my first teacher was a wonderful man called Mr. Dowling, who actually was a tuba player!…
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Unfinished Business Challenge: Week One!
Welcome to the First Week of the "Unfinished Business" challenge! Choose an piece that you have started to practice but never fully committed to finishing.…
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Piece Suggestions
Are there pieces you'd love to see appear in our Clarinet Repertoire Study Group? Mention them below in the comments and I'll make sure that they get covered!
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14Aug
Clarinet Community Zoom: let's discuss clarinet goals!
Thu Aug 14 at 8 PM - 9 PM CESThttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/811090208572 going -
1Sep
How to start a sound “from nothing”
Mon Sep 1 at 8 PM - 9 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/clarinet/live/player/clt-how-to-start-from-nothing2 going -
18Aug
Clarinet Party Tricks!
Mon Aug 18 at 8 PM - 9 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/clarinet/live/player/clt-party-tricks1 going -
What do you play to test your reed?
A bit of an unusual one this week… I have this pattern of notes I play every time I first pick up the clarinet. I’ve done the same pattern for so long now,…
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What reeds are you using?
This week I want to talk about reeds: what brands and strengths of reeds are you using on your clarinet? On my soprano clarinets I use the Vandoren V12s, strength 3.5.…
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Unfinished Business Challenge - Intro and SIGN UP
Dear tonebase clarinetists! We've all been there: a beautiful piece of music that you began learning with enthusiasm, but for some reason, it was left incomplete.…
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What apps are you using to help with your practice?
What apps do you use to help with practicing? My collection includes: ForScore - I have this on my iPad and it’s where all of my scores are kept: I love it for so many reasons,…
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Finger Dexterity Challenge: Final week!!
Congratulations to everyone who has made it to the final week!! Unless you've decided to work through a different section of the 417 studies (in case you've already learned the ones in C major),…
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What’s your favorite clarinet album art?
Let’s talk album art! From moody black-and-white portraits to bold, abstract designs, clarinet albums come with a surprising range of visuals. This week, we want to know:…
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Finger Dexterity Challenge - Week Three!
Unless you've decided to work through a different section of the 417 studies (in case you've already learned the ones in C major), this week we're going to be working on Studies 9-12.…
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Celebrities who play Clarinet!
Hi everyone! I absolutely love this story of actor Jonathan Bailey playing clarinet in the orchestra when they recorded the new Jurassic World film - and he records the clarinet solo when he first…
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What tricky passage are you struggling with?
This week I’d love to know about tricky passages you’re working on! Whether it’s from clarinet repertoire, an audition you’re preparing, pieces you’re learning with your community band or just a…
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Finger Dexterity Challenge - Week Two!
Unless you've decided to work through a different section of the 417 studies (in case you've already learned the ones in C major), this week we're going to be working on Studies 5-8.…
