That candle bit blew my mind.

Thanks for publishing such priceless information for those of us who were never his students

The utter absence of ego and the endless knowledge of this gem of a person.. can you imagine him standing in front of the thunderous presence of Toscanini? What a contrast

I studied jazz counterpoint with Joe. Anyway, he was a nice person and a great teacher. It never occurred to me that i would encounter Joe on KZread. He was precious in the West Coast jazz scene, even though he was from Tenafly, New Jersey.

Wait a minute. Did he just grab his clarinet and play it and Joe grab it back? 🤦‍♂️

Priceless

Keeping the lig on! My college instructor taught me that.

I studied with Joe at NEC, back in 1987

Very impressive voicing control!

Veteran respect ✊🏾

Don’t see any signs of dementia here. Where were you referring to?

@dougjsax

9 ай бұрын

It’s just the disconnection to the language center. He struggled to put words to concepts that were obviously clear in his mind. It’s early stage but pretty noticeable.

Not really understanding the X technique. What is it for?

@ruez2kill

Ай бұрын

My interpretation, based on what was said and demonstrated, is that the purpose of "X" concept is to eliminate the pressure on the mouthpiece from above, that is, you should avoid tilting your head and thus pressing on the mouthpiece or, even worse, resting your head on the mouthpiece. So, when you place the mouthpiece in your mouth, you press the mouthpiece upwards with lower jaw towards the upper jaw, but note, this does not mean that you lift the whole instrument with your lower jaw, instead you press hard enough to stabilize the mouthpiece without choking it.... Anyway, this is better be taught and controlled by your teacher

@FATStereo

Ай бұрын

focused air stream into the reed, particularly important at start of note.

At 25:00 use of diaphragm is different between man and woman due to construction for child birth👎👎🤣🤣😂😂😱😱👀👀