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Playing Clarinet With My 11-Year-Old Self: What My Mom's Gift Taught Me About Music and Meaning adult learners family music grief holiday season legacy lifelong learning meaning in music practice motivation Dec 21, 2025

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This is my first holiday season without my mom. She passed away earlier this year, and I've been navigating what that means, especially during this time when memories feel heaviest and m...

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Legendary Clarinetist and Educator Larry Guy Reveals the Embouchure and Articulation Secrets That Changed Everything adult learners advanced clarinet articulation clarinet air support clarinet lessons clarinet pedagogy clarinet technique embouchure improving articulation larry guy podcast episode practice tips rose etudes teaching adults tonguing Nov 17, 2025

I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Larry Guy, a clarinetist whose career spans Broadway, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the Joffrey Ballet. But what makes Larry ...

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The Neuroscience of Smarter Clarinet Practice: My Conversation with Dr. Molly Gebrian adult learners advanced techniques concert music deliberate practice guest interview mental practice music psychology neuroscience performance preparation practice tips Nov 10, 2025

The Neuroscience of Smarter Clarinet Practice: My Conversation with Dr. Molly Gebrian

I've read a lot of books about music and practice over the years. Maybe three have genuinely blown me away. Dr. M...

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