Woodwinds: Clarinet

Favorite blog posts, January 2020

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See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others!

Favorite blog posts, December 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, December 2019 edition.

The right clarinet or saxophone reed strength “for you”

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How do you pick the clarinet or saxophone reed that is the right strength “for you?” You mostly don’t, really. It’s important that the reed be a good match to the mouthpiece. In most cases the primary consideration is the mouthpiece’s facing curve and resultant tip opening. Generally, a shorter curve and/or wider opening require … Read more

Favorite blog posts, November 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, November 2019 edition.

Review: Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler’ by Gene Kaplan

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A few years ago I reviewed Gene Kaplan’s Duos for Doublers, a set of duets for woodwind doublers playing flute, clarinet, and saxophone. I was pleased to hear from Gene again recently about his new Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler.’ It contains seven duets in a variety of styles, with one doubler playing oboe, clarinet, … Read more

Favorite blog posts, October 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2019 edition.

Woodwind doubling and clarinet problems

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Here are a few of the common problems woodwind doublers have with the clarinet: Flabby/saggy/tubby/airy tone and flat pitch. This is a dead giveaway for a self-“taught” clarinet doubler. The clarinet’s voicing is quite high, higher than any of the other woodwinds, and beginning clarinetists sometimes struggle for years to make that proper voicing a … Read more

Favorite blog posts, September 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2019 edition.

Review: D’Addario Evolution clarinet mouthpieces

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D’Addario was kind enough to send me a couple of their new(ish) Reserve Evolution clarinet mouthpieces to try out. The Evolution currently comes in a single opening/facing, but the two Evolution mouthpieces I received are different in appearance: one is the standard black, and the other is what’s called “marble” on D’Addario’s website, or “sandstone … Read more

Recital videos, August 2019

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Here are videos from my recent faculty recital at Delta State University. I performed the Saint-Saëns oboe, bassoon, and clarinet sonatas, plus the flute Romance and “The Swan” from The Carnival of the Animals as a baritone saxophone transcription. “The Swan” is originally for cello, so I assumed it might work well as a baritone … Read more