What Now, Fellow Private Teachers? Suggestions For Teaching In Person During Fall

Creative Ideas For Teaching Privately This Fall

Changing the Narrative: Play or Work

Do you play your instrument? Or do you work at your craft?

Three Tips for Better Clarinet Auditions – part 1

Try these simples tips to immediately sound better on auditions.

Digital Clarinet Academy Session 3 Begins Monday!

There is still time to register, audit or become Replay participant for Digital Clarinet Academy! To register please go to:  Digital Clarinet Academy - Summer Session All of us on the faculty are looking forward to working with students in Digital Clarinet Academy’s Summer Session 3, July 13-17, 2020! Digital Clarinet Academy (DCA) s focused on…

Listening — by Christopher Pell

What are we supposed to do with our brains and our attention? Listen!

Porch/Patio Lessons – A Student’s View

Another student of mine, Catherine, came to her first in-person lesson yesterday since the quarantine began. It was a hotter day so we moved from the porch to the shadier patio in back. Catherine ordinarily has a joyful smile. But this day her smile was even ‘smilier’. Mine was too. It was so good to…

An Issue of Access by Julia Heinen

Notes from Diana: Some time ago I asked colleagues what is necessary to help music majors become better prepared for our 21st century world. Many great ideas were suggested. One interesting conversation developed around the audition process for incoming college students, and how the current system might discourage students who do not have the privileges…

Porch Lessons

Teaching effective music lessons during Covid-19

Articulation: Warm Ups, Stroke Work, Flexibility and Stamina

Recently I updated the articulation packet on my website. Preference is given to working on articulation within music, but there are times when isolating the act of tonguing is helpful. http://www.dianahaskellclarinet.com/artist.php?view=dpk Assuming one’s air is supported properly, the embouchure is stable, and the player does not lack in endurance, the biggest issue is not tonguing…

Short List of Favorite Works for Clarinet by Women Composers

What follows are clarinet works by women composers that I enjoy. Where possible I have added dates and country of origin. This list is not meant to be exhaustive in any way. But it is, hopefully, a starting point in your exploration of clarinet music written by women.  Please! Right now I do not have…