Info

Crossing The Break - Embrace The Challenge of Teaching Clarinet

The Crossing The Break Podcast discusses the nuts and bolts of teaching clarinet at the beginning and intermediate levels. We will cover aspects of playing clarinet including tone, embouchure, hand position, tonguing, technique, range, fingerings, tuning and other clarinet-specific items. These ideas can be applied to beginning clarinet class, beginning band, intermediate or advanced clarinetists, and in an individual or group setting. The host of this podcast is Tamarie Sayger. A 1999 music education graduate of WTAMU, Mrs. Sayger held band director positions in Plano and Odessa, TX for 5 years. As a private clarinet instructor in Texas for 16 years, she has taught hundreds of students from grade 6-12 in classes, sectionals, and individual lessons. She has presented at district in-services and co-presented at the Texas Bandmasters Association convention. Her website, CrossingTheBreak.com, provides resources for clarinet teachers around the country. Tamarie Sayger is also a core contributor for BandDirectorsTalkShop.com, primarily on the subjects of clarinet and private lessons. Her podcast, Crossing The Break, can be found on iTunes. Keywords: Teaching clarinet, clarinet, band director, band, music education, music ed, music, teaching music, music teacher, playing clarinet, clarinet pedagogy, band pedagogy, music pedagogy
RSS Feed
Crossing The Break - Embrace The Challenge of Teaching Clarinet
2017
April
March
January


2016
December
November
October
September
August
July


Categories

All Episodes
Archives
Categories
Now displaying: July, 2016
08 Hand Position & Mouthpiece Only 0
Jul 31, 2016

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

07 Keep it Fun & Open G 0
Jul 27, 2016

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

06 Up to Pitch (Part 2) 0
Jul 23, 2016

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

05 Up to Pitch (Part 1) 0
Jul 19, 2016

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

04 The First Sound 0
Jul 12, 2016

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

03 Putting on the Reed 0
Jul 12, 2016

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

02 Before Opening the Case 0
Jul 12, 2016

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

01 Before School Starts 0
Jul 12, 2016

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

00 Introductory Episode 0
Jul 12, 2016

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

1
©Copyright Tamarie Sayger 2016