This is part of the series “6 Weeks to a Better Clarinet Section.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Practice tools
• Helping students learn how to perform
• Building intensity before auditions

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This is part of the series “6 Weeks to a Better Clarinet Section.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Intermediate warm-up
• Specifics for each exercise
• 3 primary alternate fingerings for 2nd-year players

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This is part of the series “6 Weeks to a Better Clarinet Section.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Chromatic scale - basic fingerings to check
• Stories to use about alternate fingerings
• 2 octave scales
• Finger reminders for each key

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This is part of the series “6 Weeks to a Better Clarinet Section.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Stretching from C in staff to high C
• Reading notes confidently
• Register Studies
• Reeds

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This is part of the series “6 Weeks to a Better Clarinet Section.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Tuner Visual Exercise 
• Baby Registers Progression with Tonguing
• Scale exercise for style
• Thirds exercise for multiple objectives

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This episode is part of the series “6 Weeks to a Better Clarinet Section” which focuses on 2nd year intermediate clarinet players. This episode includes information on the following aspects of teaching intermediate clarinet:

• Review of embouchure, tongue position, anchoring, pitch
• Air - Blowing up a balloon (resistance)
• Abs of Steel
• Baby Register Studies & 1st progression
• Throat tones - tendencies and solutions

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Clarinet - Developing Good Habits from Day 1.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Organization/Preparation of supplies
• Productive use of time ideas
• Chants/Counting
• Milkshake face (clarinet embouchure)

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Clarinet - Developing Good Habits from Day 1.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Invitations
• Preparing
• Announcements
• Things to talk about

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Clarinet - Developing Good Habits from Day 1.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Prepare with "The Trick"
• Introduction to rolling
• Words to use
• Earning the Bell

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

 This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Clarinet - Developing Good Habits from Day 1.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

• Make it a goal & privilege 
• Things to say often
• Build trust
• Physical vs. Cognitive
• Ways to use the book (all year)

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed