A new angle on clarinet tone...this may be a quick fix for you!

Sent Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Clarinet Mentors
For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully
In This Issue                                           December 26, 2012 
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson -  Happy Holidays
  • Clarinet Tips and Free Training - A method for finding the ideal angle to hold your clarinet and your head
  • Michelle Recommends - Clarinet Is Easy - 10 lesson course for beginning players
A Note from Michelle Anderson

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6/8 Time Is Easy (if you know how...)

Sent Thursday, December 13, 2012

Clarinet Mentors
For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully
In This Issue                                        December 12, 2012    
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson -  At Last! Clarinet is Easy is ready!
  • Clarinet Tips - Index of several great free videos for your playing level
  • Free Training - Master 6/8 Time - and time-limited free previews from the Clarinet Is Easy lesson series
  • Michelle Recommends - Greensleeves - a beautiful holiday melody, and a great chance to try out your 6/8 time skills
  • Clarinet Is Easy - 10 comprehensive...
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Even Faster Fingers - (part two of many)

Sent Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Clarinet Mentors
For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully
In This Issue                                          November 28, 2012 
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson -  'Tis The Season For Concerts
  • Clarinet Tips - Continuing our series on faster fingers...
  • Free Training - A great video which gives you a tool to tackle difficult finger passages
  • Michelle Recommends - Selected Duets for Clarinet - a classic book
  • Clarinet Is Easy - 10 comprehensive lesson for beginners
A Note from Michelle Anderson

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Faster Fingers - (part one of many)

Sent Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Clarinet Mentors
For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully
In This Issue                                         November 14, 2012  
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson -  Time to play in the snow...
  • Clarinet Tips - Let's figure out how to move fingers faster and more easily
  • Free Training - A great video to help your left hand establish great habits for more speed and fluid technic
  • Free Teleseminar - Join me on a live call to ask your clarinet questions Monday November 19
  • Michelle Recommends - Three's A Crowd - fun trios for flexible...
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Tone Tune-Up Tool

Sent Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Clarinet Mentors
For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully
In This Issue                                           October 31, 2012     
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson -  Happy Halloween
  • Clarinet Tips - You asked for help with tone
  • Free Training - How the "whisper technic" can improve resonance and smoothness in your playing
  • Free Teleseminar - Join me on a live call to ask your clarinet questions
  • Michelle Recommends - A great online site for clarinet music
A Note from Michelle Anderson

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This bland piece of machinery helps you to play freely, expressively and beautifully

Sent Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Clarinet Mentors
For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully
In This Issue                                           October 17, 2012     
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson -  How we all can use a cheerleader
  • Clarinet Tips - Some ways to use a metronome
  • Free Training - How a metronome can improve your expressivity
  • Free Teleseminar - Join me on a live call to ask your clarinet questions
  • Michelle Recommends - Cleaning out your register key tube annually
A Note from Michelle Anderson

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Play Duets With Me!

Sent Wednesday, October 3, 2012

CLARINET MENTORS

For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully


In This Issue
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson - The Joy of Opera, and Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
  • Clarinet Tips - A very quick and useful reed pointer
  • Free Training - Play duets with me
  • Special Offer - Take my survey and access a free altissimo video
  • Michelle Recommends - Zoom digital recorders

A Note from Michelle Anderson

Hello Everyone,

A big welcome to all of you who are reading the Clarinet Mentors newsletter for the first time. I really enjoy sharing clarinet news with all of you.

This week, I look forward to starting rehearsals for La Boehme with the Vancouver Opera. I wasn't much of an opera fan originally,...

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Enjoy scales (really...)

Sent Friday, September 21, 2012

CLARINET MENTORS

For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully


In This Issue
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson - Happy Equinox
  • Clarinet Tips - An introduction to the "harder" scales
  • Free Training - One system to make hard scales feel easy
  • Michelle Recommends - Martin Frost

A Note from Michelle Anderson

Hello Everyone,

A big welcome to all of you who are reading the Clarinet Mentors newsletter for the first time. My hope is to continually share pointers and tips with you that help you to play the clarinet more easily.

I am reminded of how much music creates community as fall approaches. The wind ensemble that I have performed with for over 20 years resumed rehearsals last week. Like most...

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High, high notes can be much easier...

Sent Wednesday, September 5, 2012

CLARINET MENTORS

For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully


In This Issue
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson - September - a return to regular performing and practising
  • Clarinet Tips - How to play high notes (really high notes) more easily
  • Free Training - Video to help you improve your extreme high range
  • Michelle Recommends -Clarinet Fingerings - a great resource for altissimo fingerings

A Note from Michelle Anderson

Hello Everyone,

A big welcome to all of you who are reading the Clarinet Mentors newsletter for the first time. Many people have signed up for this newsletter from our Facebook community, and I hope you enjoy the bi-weekly tips and pointers that you will find here.

For...

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Say goodbye to a stuffy throat tone Bb!

Sent Wednesday, August 22, 2012

CLARINET MENTORS

For clarinetists who want to perform more easily and beautifully


In This Issue
  • A Note From Michelle Anderson - Guisganderie - my fun new performance piece
  • Clarinet Tips - How to improve the tone of your Bb and A throat tones
  • Follow-up From Last Newsletter - How's your tone?
  • Free Training - video to help you improve throat tones
  • Michelle Recommends - Guisganderie - a fun, short, recording

A Note from Michelle Anderson

Hello Everyone,

A big welcome to all of you who are reading the Clarinet Mentors newsletter for the first time. I try and include a brief, helpful pointer in each issue, and this letter's topic comes by request from some of you.

I have been traveling across various parts...

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