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  

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Clarinet - Developing Good Habits from Day 1.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet: Evaluating how the students are doing so far Evaluating class routine Evaluating specific clarinet concepts  Teaching students to evaluate themselves properly at home 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: Review things to check Adding Bb & A Adding G Progressing right hand finger drills Left hand finger drills Early ear training Conversation to update readers on the podcast 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: Logistics of earning the bottom joint Bridge key and correct assembly Right hand position Things to watch for 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: Tonguing on clarinet on days 2-5 Speed, lightness, release Down the row Other things to say 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: Face your fears Why we wait so long to start tonguing on clarinet Teaching clarinet tonguing on day 1 - a system and words to use 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: Reasons to stay on the upper joint GFEDC (Waterfall) How to earn the bottom joint Making it a big deal 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: When/how to start reading music Playing supplemental pages Notename games 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: Music stand logistics Playing G F - thumb Adding E and then D,C Earning the lower joint 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: Starting Hand position (left hand only) The thumb, fingers 12&3, the pinky Finger drills Mouthpiece only  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: Change of pace during class Variety of playing activities Playing open G Email to parents about sending instruments home 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: Helping clarinet students get up to pitch on mouthpiece & barrel External embouchure problems and how to fix them 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: Internal symptoms that can cause students to be flat on mouthpiece and barrel Words to say and things to try to help them fix it Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com   Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This episode of the Crossing The Break podcast covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet: How to be sure students are ready to make the first sound 4 steps for correct clarinet embouchure Words to say to the group Ways to help individuals Specifics on students getting no sound or only squeaks Shownotes 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: Mouthpiece and barrel Ligature Putting on the reed 4 Things to check for reed placement Shownotes 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: Organization/Preparation of supplies Productive use of time ideas Chants/Counting Milkshake face (clarinet embouchure) Shownotes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet: Supplies to order (some are unusual) Stand tags (how to make them and the purpose of them) Thinking through the logistics as you set up your classroom Philosophy of beginning band Demonstrating for students Shownotes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, music ed

In this introductory episode, Tamarie Sayger gives a little history about herself and how the Crossing The Break podcast came to be. You will also learn what to expect over the first few months of this new podcast.  Keywords: Music education, band director, teaching clarinet, teaching music, Tamarie Sayger