Clareidoscope 2025: State Chair Pre-recorded Presentation: The Thrifty Clarinetist
State Chair Presentations
Saturday March 15, 2025
The Thrifty Clarinetist:
How to make your own clarinet swab and neck strap, and other useful advice
Dr. Shannon Thompson,
North Carolina State Chair
In this presentation:
- I will demonstrate how you can make a useful and reliable clarinet swab with little or no sewing skills.
- I will show you how to make an easy-to-adjust clarinet neckstrap that works on multiple instruments.
- I will introduce other useful hacks and favorite products for clarinetists and bass clarinetists.
- I will include information and advice on how to procure all the materials mentioned and used in the presentation.
Dr. Shannon Thompson is the clarinet professor in the School of Music at Western Carolina University where she has led the clarinet studio since 1997. She is principal clarinetist of the Hendersonville Symphony and bass clarinetist of the Asheville Symphony. Her ClarinetFest 2012 presentation “The Signature Sound of Daniel Bonade and His Students” available on YouTube is utilized in clarinet courses throughout the United States. The review of her 2016 ClarinetFest performance described her “powerful sound” as “well-suited to the compelling dramatic weight of the (Gouvy) sonata.” As a recitalist and chamber musician, she is an avid forager and transcriber of music. Her upcoming album features new transcriptions of the music of Rebecca Clarke, Mel Bonis, and other women composers of the past. In addition, she makes and sells luxury silk clarinet swabs as the owner and operator of Lannigan Limited LLC.
Program PDFWhen: 03/15/2025 | 3:30 pm
Featuring: Shannon Thompson
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