Replay: Here's what Michelle is recommending to her students now (Dec. 2024)

We had a great session. Michelle presented pointers to improve tone, articulation (tonguing), hand position, practise habits and we discussed reeds, ligatures, mouthpieces, barrels and more.

Michelle also mentioned that she is offering some very limited private lessons packages in January, first-come, first-serve. Details here: https://www.clarinetmastery.com/2025-invitation-to-personal-clarinet-transformation-program

It is valuable to watch the whole session. Here are some of the topics with a timeline:

12:01 - Practise Habits 1

14:39 - Altissimo Exercise

16:53 - Tone Exercise using TE Tuner Analysis 

21:29 - Articulation Exercise for lighter tonguing

32:11 - Embouchure Tester Fingering

32:39 - Q. Open Jaw and Air - Whisper Technic

36:22 - Articulation on high notes

38:13 - Practise Habits 2 How to train our subconscious to play better

47:39 - Hand Arm Position

57:38 - Head Angle

01:01:20 - Plastic/Synthetic Reeds

01:07:02 -  Reed Adjustment

01:10:03 - Barrels

01:16:49 - Mouthpieces

01:20:14 - Q. Reed strength on mouthpieces

01:21:03 - Q. Throat tone Bb

01:23:52 - Q. How to create faster air

01:25:36 - Q. Playing solo with band

01:27:22 - Q. G# left hand

01:28:15 - Private Lessons with Michelle

01:29:13 - Doorprizes - Better Clarinet Tone, Better Clarinet Articulation, The Easy Rhythm Method, Christmas Music courses