Clarinet

orchestra community, I was entering the world of “this one time, at band camp...” and nasty spit valves. Nevertheless, I had to get past my preconceived opinions about band and choose a new instrument. Woodwinds were my first choice, but the flute and clarinet didn’t appeal to me; it seemed as if everyone played those two instruments, and I wanted something unique. Maybe subconsciously I was drawn to the oboe because my previous orchestra teacher told me that it would be too difficult to learn…

On Friday, October 9, 2015, the Moore’s Opera House presented a performance by the Wind Ensemble. The Wind Ensemble consisted of many wind instruments as well as six percussion players. The program offered six different pieces. All musical compositions included different dynamics and tempos; as well as each piece having its own genre to create an entertaining orchestra concert. The first piece that was performed was the “Rocky Point Holiday” (1996) by Ron Nelson. In the introduction, the piece…

Murdie Educational Scholarship (Conventions Revisions) “I don’t know.” Those were the words I would always say when people asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up. I dreaded the day when I would finally have to answer that question with complete earnest. Little did I know the answer I’ve been looking for has always been blatantly in front of me. Like most kids, I enjoyed listening to music. I enjoyed the music on the radio, music in the movies, just music in general. I’ve also liked music…

z musician who was born on November 3rd, 1977, in Oakdale, New York. Jane Monheit sings and plays the clarinet. There are many types of jazz, but Monheit plays and sings swing jazz. Sing jazz kind of jazz generally played by a “Big Band” and characterized by a lively rhythm suitable for dancing. Jane Monheit has studied music for a long time. She learned how to sing at first in her Grandparents house in Bellmore, Long Island. The house was part studio and part home. The house is filled with…

create the saxophone. Adolphe Sax was born on November 6th, 1914 in Dinant Belgium. He worked with his father in his music shop that made instruments. Adolphe grew up learning about the clarinet, which he enhanced over the years, and the flute. Adolphe had made some of his own instruments, such as the bass clarinet and…

inspiration for the clarinet dates back to the 1600s, where an instrument called the Chalumeau was used. It was used mostly in Europe, and its name was derived from Latin/Greek origins, meaning pipe. True to its name, it was a 20 cm long pipe, with 5 holes. It looked much like a recorder, and was not very important to musicians and composers back then. It was different from todays, clarinet, as there was no upper register, only a lower one. It has influenced today’s clarinet, as nowadays…

My uncle had owned two clarinets and said that he could give me one of them, so I decided to play the clarinet. The first piece I played in the band was “Can’t take my eyes off from you”, a song sang by Franky Valli. I still can recall the excitement when I first joined rehearsal. I was so impressed and got a tingle…

played in a concert pitched instrument, such as a piano or a string instrument. Instruments are usually tuned this way so they are on a comfortable range for the sound they make. Another milestone for Sax’s career was when he reinvented the bass-clarinet, since to this point not a reliable one had been made until he made one…

Learning how to read and write was one of the first major lessons each of us have learned. Each of us sitting in room 319 from 10:20 to 11:15 have a unique story about learning how to manipulate letters into words and words into sentences. All of us have a different event that stuck with us no matter what age we experienced it. There is no set way we as individuals learn information. Just like our finger print, our learning methods and tactics are unique to each of us. My individual experience…

Seminar 1 Reflection Questions To make our time together as productive and efficient as possible, please reflect on the following questions and email your responses to Dr. West and Dr. Clauhs by Tuesday, 9/13. 1. How much of your teaching opportunity/experience is indeed student-centered? Why? Since this is Block 1 and the beginning of the school year, a lot of the first few days of school has involved work outside of playing music and rehearsing, including things such as organizing the band…