Summer Jams So you’ve played your clarinet or saxophone for about a year and you’re hoping to get together and jam with your friends over the summer. Or maybe you’ve played longer than that and you’re looking for some other…
Here are a few tips on caring for your clarinet or saxophone that will enhance your playing experience. After all, when your horn is in tip-top playing condition you will have fun playing! Swipe Out Excess Moisture Clean your instrument…
Summertime Music Are you or your musical child looking for a fun ensemble playing experience this summer? If so, I’ve got just the thing: SERI. Small Ensemble Reading Intensive. SERI is my weeklong summertime workshop for clarinet and saxophone players.…
This summer, the first Small Ensemble Reading Intensive, otherwise known as SERI, comes to my studio. In my weeklong class, you’ll read, play, and perform music arranged for small ensembles. You’ll be collaborating with fellow musicians. When is the music collaboration class?…
We’re Serious Half the Time (2/2 or ¢) While cleaning out some recital files, I ran across this nugget of music humor. My mother-in-law, Carola, sent this clipping from the Rogue Valley Unitarian Bulletin. Carola and I share a love…
This past Tuesday evening, my students and I shared the music they’ve been working on for the last couple of months to an enthusiastic audience at The Courtyard at Mt Tabor in Portland. The recital theme Hand Over Heart came to…