I have watched a few of your Clarinet instructional videos. You are an excellent teacher!! Thank you for posting your videos. Wow.

I have seen many people come back to the clarinet after years away from it, and I am amazed at how quickly old skills come back to them. My guess is that you will improve quite quickly. Of course, it helps to be reminded of the best habits as you retrain your body, but much will be already in your brain. Good luck! - Michelle

Michelle, I picked up my clarinet and began playing again about 8 years ago. I hadn't played since high school and wanted to play in my church orchestra. I recently got a wonderful compliment from my orchestra director. He told me I was the most improved musician he had. It made my day! But I never had the opportunity to take private lessons in high school and don't have the time now. There is so much more I could do with my horn and your videos are invaluable! Thank you!

I am a 66 year old new clarinet student. I have a wonderful teacher but i really enjoy your coaching as well. Your videos are wonderful.

After 30 years of not playing the clarinet and wanting to get back into it, I found out how much help I need to begin playing again. Your videos have been really helpful and I am looking forward to watching more. Thank you for posting these videos

It is always great to be acknowledged for the great work that you are doing. I am glad you have an opportunity to play with others. It always help to motivate musicians. Thanks for the kind words, and good luck with your playing. - Michelle

Hi Doug. Thanks for the kind words. You've got your hands full with all of those! - Michelle

Great tips. You sound like a marvelous teacher. I'll look for your other videos.

I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I think we often forget to plan our practise session, so this was intended to be a light-hearted reminder for people.

great method and there is an orb flying thru on the 2nd part!

You're amazing!!! So helpful videos :D

Excellent method with that explanation...lizzard,very funny,but effective,in a kind and humourous way! :)

Michelle, Thnx for this monumental video. So wonderfully clear and funny. This is really the basic I need right now. Thnx!

This is so so so helpful! Thanks for sharing your knowledge :-)

Hi Michelle I have been very impressed with your video's in fact so much so that I have now signed up for your full course. You deliver the videos in such a clear and concise way that I feel I am actually learning something useful. I have just completed lesson 1 and can't wait for lesson 2. What I am really impressed with is the fact that you can also learn the music theory and in particular the Rhythem in the background whilst concentrating on playing your instrument using the videos. Thanks

ty so much for your hard work I play all the woodwinds as I perform with flute, clarinet saxophone and oboe . You are amazing ty Doug

Those habits are the most hidden to us all, thanks for exposing them Michele,H. Brian H.

Useful tips !

Very insightful, thanks! Learning to play an instrument teaches us a lot about ourselves as well...

Very good video and music!! Compliments!!

Thanks Michelle. That was a good eye opener. Love the "Lizard brain" technique.!

@ClarinetMentors

9 жыл бұрын

Lizard Brain is so important in music to us. We can all benefit from using it in the best way, and, noticing when it is getting in our way. I hope this helps you in future.

Awesome tips, thank you.

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7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad these were helpful to you.

Wow! Wonderful tips that aply to clarinet and any musical instrument. Really a good eye opener. Thanks a lot for this.

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9 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoy it! I think most musicians have similar challenges (and hopefully joys…)

Ur a great mentor. That was cool:-)

Interesting video, even if I have some difficulty understanding what to do because my English is not so good.

Thanks! very good tips!

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8 жыл бұрын

+michiel sebel I'm glad this is helpful. I think they are good reminders for all of us.

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8 жыл бұрын

It sure is! I'm now 2 moths practicing my clarinet and i realy like / love the instrument. I play the guitar originally and the clarinet is helping me with that as wel in a way.

Hi Sherrie - I'm glad you enjoyed this video. The orb is a very sophisticated, nano-technology "Lizard Brain Translator" that warns me in the practise room when I am inadvertently programming the wrong habits. Once the prototype is finished, I hope to share it with musicians everywhere! :) (Until then, we all need to learn to recognize it ourselves...) - Michelle

I wish I could just concentrate on one instrument but I am needed to play all of the woodwinds . My music is my life and love :)

Thanks Jo. Please let me know if you try out any of these technics. - Michelle

Great video thanks, just learning clarinet! Not sure what's hapenning in 04:22 with the supernatural orbs stuff - spooky! :)

I play Amapola as long tones warm up

Thanks ur very inspiring tho...

@ClarinetMentors

10 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoy it!

Ahh great teaching as always. But it always scares me when musicians say they can tell what is your bad habit 30 seconds. :)

how long should you Practise

hi ! can you Show some excercice for fondamentals excercice? i dont understand exactement how we can work the fondamentals..

@ClarinetMentors

8 жыл бұрын

Fundamentals would include air warmups, finger warmups and articulation warmups. Some of these you can find organized by category at: www.clarinetmentors.com/videos/index.html

I play clarinet AND bassoon. They're do different... A different ombrochure... So hard. I'm not if "ombrochure" is spelled correctly...O_o

that's one darksounded clarinet

Wuts with the barrel on ur clarinet? Practice 30 minutes a day, and bassoon is a woodwind too, there are... B-flat clarinet, A-flat clarinet, Bass clarinet, Alto-sax,, Tenor-sax, Baritone-sax, Beginning flute, Intermediate flute, Expert-flute(lol idk), Oboe, Heckle style Bassoon, then just Bassoon. wtf

WTF is that on her head? why does she ALWAYS say I´ve been teaching and playing for 30 years? WE KNOW!

You're amazing!!! So helpful videos :D