03 June
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Originally published in The Clarinet 46/3 (June 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.  Pedagogy Corner Teaching Effectively: Suggestions for Applied Lesson Teachers by Paula Corley, ICA Pedagogy Chair What is highly effective applied teaching? There are many approaches but no predetermined models for perfect private instruction. Whether at the college level or middle school level, one-on-one instruction is complex and multidimensional. Students must learn to relate to the teacher without the support of classmates, while teachers try to build skill, self-esteem and motivation, one student at a time. In short, a teacher’s musical knowledge and artistic ability may not be enough to facilitate studentRead More →

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Originally published in The Clarinet 45/4 (September 2018). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.     The Repertoire for Voice, Clarinet, and Orchestra or Piano, ca. 1780-1888 by Albert R. Rice   Part 1 Extensive obbligato clarinet solos are a feature of numerous vocal works written during the late 18th and 19th centuries, including operatic arias, concert songs, sacred works and cantatas. Many are significant parts of the clarinet’s repertoire and a pleasure to perform with a skilled singer and orchestra, or a sensitive pianist. The purpose of this article is to list and describe 28 significant works written between ca. 1780 and 1888, andRead More →

04 September
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Part 1 of this series was originally published in The Clarinet 45/4 (September 2018). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members. The Repertoire for Voice, Clarinet, and Orchestra, or Piano, ca. 1780-1888 Part 2  by Albert R. Rice   For more background information about this topic, please visit Part 1 here.  The purpose of Part 2 of “The Repertoire for Voice, Clarinet, and Orchestra, or Piano, 1780-1888” is to discuss documented performances and clarinetists of 15 of the 28 works for voice, clarinet, orchestra, or piano in Part 1. Reviews of performances of the other 13 works were not found in the newspaper databases, journals, andRead More →

04 September
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  Originally published in The Clarinet 45/4 (September 2018). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.     Audio Notes by Christopher Nichols New Music for Clarinet Duo Duets have been a significant aspect of pedagogy throughout the development of the clarinet, with notable contributions found in the methods of Jean-Xavier Lefèvre, Hyacinthe Klosé and Aurelio Magnani, to name only a few. However, in recent years the clarinet duo has found a place on the concert stage with an ever-expanding and diverse repertoire that exploits the capabilities of the instrument to extremes. Recent releases from three ensembles, AdZel Duo, Tosca Duo and Das Klarinettenduo, epitomize thisRead More →

04 September
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        by Kellie Lignitz-Hahn and Bret Pimentel   Website Watch Clarinet Jobs www.clarinetjobs.com Earlier this year James Zimmermann, principal clarinetist of the Nashville Symphony and creator of the Facebook group “Clarinet Jobs,” branched out from the social media platform and created a new and interesting website under the same name. As a purveyor of job openings, Zimmermann has created a space where the clarinet community can quickly find job advertisements and see who recently won positions. One of the best features on his website is access to his Excerpt Education Series videos which, in his words, try “to help people learn howRead More →