Found this via CreateDigitalMusic.com:
Very insightful.
Author: ericdano
Super Mario on a Sheng
Strange instrument….
2CELLOS – Thunderstruck
How A Buffet Clarinet Is Made
‘Saxophone Lung’
From an article in the Huffington Post:
A case study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows that it’s possible to develop allergic pulmonary disease, known as “Saxophone Lung,” in response to the mold that collects over time in woodwind instruments. Saxophone Lung is really a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, which is the inflammation of the lung tissue, according to the Mayo Clinic.
So, clean your horns out every now and then guys!
Death Metal Clarinet
Gordon Goodwin on the Arts
Bravo sir. Bravo.
Clarinet Dubstep
Probably could have done a better song than this…..sorta boring.
The Gershwin Glissando
Watch The Gershwin Glissando on PBS. See more from pbs.
Resonance Fingerings
The ZOEN Blog has a great article up on using resonance fingerings for clarinet.
One of the most problematic aspects of clarinet playing is achieving an even, fluid timbre across the instrument’s range, through all dynamics and articulations. Barring extreme altissimo, the most unforgiving notes on the instrument are the throat tones – F, F#, G, Ab, A, and Bb. They tend to be weak, stuffy, out of tune, hard to project, and unpredictable from player to player.
I ALWAYS play my throat tone Bb with the “resonance fingering.” It’s something I think I started doing in college while using a “crappy” Buffet clarinet they had (by “crappy” I mean it played the throat tones out of tune and stuffy).