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In today's episode of the Clarineat podcast I'm joined by the four girls from "Four Play Clarinet" ensemble. They are a relatively new group that arranges covers of pop tunes, produces exciting music videos, and then releases them to inspire the next generation of young musicians on YouTube. Their videos are generating a ton of buzz online with one song, a cover of "Lean On" by a band called Major Lazer, raking in over a half million views alone.

Learn about what's in a name, how the girls arrange and choose music, how they feel they are influencing the next generation of young musicians, and some of their long term goals as an ensemble.

For detailed show notes please see www.clarineat.com

In this episode of the podcast I speak with Matthias Mueller, who is the co-inventor of a device called the SABRE. The SABRE is a device that connects to your clarinet or saxophone and transfers pressure and motion information to your computer. This allows you to augment your performance in amazing ways in a live setting. The SABRE was first discussed on Episode 33 of the podcast when the device was still in its infancy, but now it's almost ready for commercial release! Learn where and when the SABRE will become available, and some of the exciting ways it will revolutionize clarinet playing in the 21st century.

Show notes at www.clarineat.com

In this episode of the podcast I am joined by the wonderful Eugene Mondie, who is the acting Principal Clarinet of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. He shares his thoughts on why you shouldn't get "sentimental" about your gear, what kind of adjustments need to be made as a player if you want to use the double lip embouchure, advice on being an adaptable musician, mastering your auditions, and much more.

Show notes: www.clarineat.com

Show Notes: www.clarineat.com

In this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by none other than Ricardo Morales, who is the Principal Clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Not only is Ricardo one of the most sought-after clarinetists of his generation, but he's also one of the few people in the world who has had the chance to literally design his own instrument. The collaboration between Ricardo Morales and Backun Musical Services led to the world-renknown (and Canadian-made) Backun MoBa clarinet series.

We discuss what it was like collaborating with Morrie Backun, including why he prefers Cocobolo to Grenadilla, and the interesting reason why he, at first ,asked Morrie to dye his red cocobolo instrument black. Ricardo shares many insightful and inspirational moments about music, life, practicing, and much more.

In this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by the inventor of the innovative "ReedJuvinate" product called John Mackey, who also happens to be a biomedical researcher at the University of Alberta. We discuss the design, features, and benefits of the product, some of the science behind why it works (including some rather disturbing experiments that show just how gross your reeds really are!), and how it will help you get longer lasting, read-to-play reeds and stay healthy at the same time.

In this episode of the podcast, I debate four topics with co-host Andrew Morrow. The topics discussed in this episode are:

1. "What book should every clarinetist read?"
2. "What is your concept of the clarinet's air stream? Is it cold and fast, or warm and slow, and why?"
3. "Which clarinet material do you prefer and why?"
4. "What is the best type of ligature material?"

If you'd like to take part in debates as they happen, please join the Clarineat Community. If you have an idea for a future debate or discussion topic please submit it on Wednesdays in the Clarineat Community or send it to [email protected].

In this episode of the podcast I discuss Uebel clarinets and ESM mouthpieces with Victoria and Andreas Moe of Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution, and Maryanne Lacaille (Episode 55), who is an Uebel and ESM artist. You'll learn about the differences between Uebel models, how the clarinets are made, and what makes the ESM "Heaven" mouthpiece so unique and special.

This episode was recorded on location Seattle, WA with Maryanne Lacaille, and we were joined on Skype by Andreas and Victoria. I would like to thank Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution for making the studio interview possible.

In this episode of the podcast I speak on location in Seattle, Washington at Jack Straw Studio with clarinetist Maryanne Lacaille. We discuss her playing and teaching career, her upbringing as a clarinetist, and what she loves about Uebel clarinets and ESM synthetic crystal mouthpieces. I would like to thank Moe-Bleichner Music Distribution for making the studio interview possible.

In this episode of the podcast I speak with bassist Emilio Guarino, who is the author of a new book for recent music graduates called "Make it." We discuss the value of business skills for all musicians, how musicians can make the most of their "day jobs," when it's time to pull the plug on the day job and go full time with music, and much more.

In this episode of the podcast I speak with Lacy Garbar who is a Clarinetist in the Chicago area who is working with an up and coming manufacturer called Royal Musical Instruments. Royal wants to take the clarinet world by storm and help the health and growth of the music industry by making great clarinets financially accessible to more people.