1.0International Clarinet Associationhttps://clarinet.orgJessicahttps://clarinet.org/author/jessica/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://clarinet.org/teaching-clarinet-reed-redemption-part-3/">Teaching Clarinet: Reed Redemption Part 3</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/teaching-clarinet-reed-redemption-part-3/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Teaching Clarinet: Reed Redemption Part 3” — International Clarinet Association" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Originally published in The Clarinet 47/1 (December 2019). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.  Teaching Clarinet by Michael Webster   Reed Redemption Part 3   This column began in 1998 by addressing issues related to teaching beginners, gradually moved to intermediate students, and now has reached the intermediate/advanced stage. After writing “Reed Redemption” Parts 1 and 2, I was asked to add another episode about reed making, which is an advanced topic. Here it is. Not everyone takes to making homemade reeds. There are a few reasons why I did. First, I always liked working with my hands. As a kid, one of my favorite pastimes was whittling and making models. I was also very nearsighted. Without wearing my glasses, holding reeds a couple of inches away gave me a great detailed view of the fibers, better than someone with better distance vision. By contrast, my mentor, Stanley Hasty, was able to stroke the vamp of a reed and find low and high spots by touch. He allowed me to find my own way while offering constructive comments and criticism reed by reed. This article can’t substitute for that kind of hands-on guidance, but it may encourage you to give […]http://clarinet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TCO-logo.jpg