Person: Marilyn Fleming
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Duet Mixing Tutorial using Audacity
this may be a bit dated – it was written back in 2018 Overview The purpose of this tutorial is to show how I record duets with me playing both parts. (If you have prior experience doing audio mixing, you already know everything that’s here.) When I do this, I want it to be fun… Read more
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Easy Virtual Choir – record duets with video
Easy Virtual Choir is a free web app somewhat like upbeat. Here’s a quick video demo. Read more
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Easy Virtual Choir Quick Start
My study buddy group is planning a Christmas trio on Easy Virtual Choir. Just in case it’s helpful to anybody else, here’s a quick start video. Before I did this video, I had already created a project folder on EVC and uploaded a playalong track to it. The purpose of the quickstart is to help… Read more
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Exercises to reduce left thumb stress
Spin-off on Mary Alice Druhan’s “one-handed clarinetist”, this is maybe the “one-thumbed clarinetist”. An approach based on using the plugs Mary Alice uses to allow playing with one hand only. (Better diagram of the plugs from Dr. Druhan). You can buy a full box of work-alike plugs at Amazon — convenient for folks like me… Read more
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Fantasia from Weber Quintet Op. 34
Some masterclass videos on the Weber Fantasia. This content is from a group run by Deborah Andrus. Debbie was unavailable for this session. I was hosting, and Michelle Anderson was mentoring. Bars 5-22 Concepts: Phrase entrance prep, Ornamentation and rubato, 3-octave leap from E3 to E6 Bars 31-39 Concepts: 3-octave leap from E3 to E6;… Read more
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Farinelli Breathing Exercise
The Farinelli breathing exercise aims to enhance breath control, vocal support, and overall respiratory efficiency. Here is an explanation of the exercise, a video to practice along with, and links to more explanation from Guy Babusek. Steps Sit or stand with your shoulders and chest raised and your body relaxed. Set your metronome ticking at… Read more
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First look at Vandoren VK1 synthetic reeds
in GearIn mid 2023 Vandoren released its first synthetic reed, the VK1. The numbering system was totally different from other reeds. Instead of strengths like 3, 3 1/2, it was 35, 40, 45, 40, 55, and 60. Reeds were also quite pricey, 25 to 30% more expensive than Legeres. EarSpasm offered a trial kit with one… Read more
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Gaetano Donizetti
Background on little-known (at least for clarinet) composer of a piece I’m working on. The piece is an unaccompanied study composed in 1821, quite early for unaccompanied clarinet solos. Read more
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Introduction to Bandlab on Desktop/Laptop
Overview of Bandlab functionality on big computers. The functionality is generally the same as the iPad version, but it’s often more convenient to work on a larger screen. Read more
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Introduction to Bandlab on iPad
Overview of working with a BandLab project. The concepts apply to Windows and Mac also, but the UI is different. Read more
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