Whether you're shopping for a beginner or an experienced clarinetist, finding the perfect gift can be tricky. To make it easier. . .

Here's how I make sure my students get a great online lesson experience with the best Zoom audio settings:

Since the bass clarinet hasn't been in existence as long as the cello or even the clarinet, we simply don't have the volume of solo bass clarinet music that other instrumentalists enjoy. So we steal. . .err borrow. . . Here are my top picks for my own students with at least 4 years of instruction: Eccles: Sonata in G minor , bass clarinet with piano, originally written for cello Bach: Six Suites , Alea Publishing; these cello suites are transcribed for solo bass clarinet; so

I always feel like I have a limited amount of time with my bass clarinet students before they go off to college. Between a busy marching...