1.0International Clarinet Associationhttps://clarinet.orgSarah Manasrehhttps://clarinet.org/author/sarah-manasreh/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://clarinet.org/book-and-music-reviews-september-2021/">Book and Music Reviews: September 2021</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clarinet.org/book-and-music-reviews-september-2021/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Book and Music Reviews: September 2021” — International Clarinet Association" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Originally published in The Clarinet 48/4 (September 2021). Printed copies are available for ICA members Book and Music Reviews: September 2021 BOOKS Kornel Wolak. Embouchure Drills: Clarinet. Music Mind, Inc. 2019. $19.99, E-book: $14.99 Kornel Wolak, assistant professor of clarinet at Queens University in Ontario, Canada, has published the second book in his Music Mind Inc., Ability Through Understanding imprint. Using the same distinctive elongated landscape layout as in his 2017 Articulation Types, Wolak systematically explores the properties of the clarinet embouchure. The guided self-discovery is prompted with anatomically accurate illustrations with detailed labels, consistent use of defined terms and step-by-step exercises for the clarinetist. One asset of this book is the presentation of concepts and exercises in just-the-right-size portions. Following explanation of the embouchure’s basic function, Wolak takes you down a path of exercises to explore the use of your lips and jaw – including all the surrounding muscles. Efficiency and reliability are the goals. He continues with an insightful presentation of tongue position in voicing the registers of the clarinet. Skill in this area not only allows adjustment of tone and smooth transitions between registers but is also a prerequisite for control of multiphonics. Interestingly to me, Wolak […]https://clarinet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TCO-logo-1.jpg