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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
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46 Finishing This Year & Preparing for Next Year 0
Apr 30, 2017

This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet - beginning band games:

  • Staying Positive
  • Reasonable Expectations
  • Reading Books & Hanging out with Experienced Directors
  • Evaluation/Feedback

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

45 Rhythm Tips for Maturing Beginners 0
Apr 23, 2017

This is part of the series “Finishing the Year Strong in Beginning Clarinet Class.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Rhythmic priorities
  • Rhythm activities

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

44 Teaching Band Through Games 0
Apr 16, 2017

This is part of the series “Finishing the Year Strong in Beginning Clarinet Class.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Why I start games later in the year
  • Favorite Clarinet Song in May
  • Band Jeopardy
  • Connect 4 
  • Drop Out (how to introduce & increase intensity later)
  • Beat the Band Director

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

43 Differentiation in Beginning Band 0
Apr 9, 2017

This is part of the series “Finishing the Year Strong in Beginning Clarinet Class.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • O
  • O

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

 

42 Multi-octave Scales & Chromatic 0
Apr 2, 2017

This is part of the series “Finishing the Year Strong in Beginning Clarinet Class.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Full Range Chromatic
  • Saying Fingerings in Rhythm
  • Possible Order of 1 Octave Scales
  • Possible Order of 2 Octave Scales
  • Arpeggios

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

 

 

41 Spring Warm-up for Beginning Clarinets 0
Mar 26, 2017

This is part of the series “Finishing Strong in Beginning Clarinet Class.”  This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Exercises students should be playing daily at this point 
  • How and why to teach them
  • PDF of the spring beginning band warm-up

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

40 Band Directors' Workshop at WTAMU 0
Mar 19, 2017

This episode discusses Band Directors' Workshop at West Texas A&M University.

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com (link to the article with newsletter updates signup.

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

 

39 Clarinet Method Books 0
Jan 22, 2017

This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Clarinet Method books for beginner/intermediate players
  • Clarinet Etude books
  • Bass Clarinet Method Books
  • Updated publishing schedule for next podcast series

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

38 Challenging Your Bass Clarinets 0
Jan 15, 2017

 This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Guidelines for bass clarinets
  • Suggestions for challenging your bass clarinetists

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

 

37 Switching the Right Kids to Bass Clarinet 0
Jan 8, 2017

This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • 2 requirements for a switch
  • 2 preferred features for a switch
  • Other considerations when choosing
  • recruiting the right kids

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

36 Ideas for the New Year 0
Jan 1, 2017

 

  • This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

    • Getting organized for 2017
    • Fun game for January
    • Finding a mentor

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

35 Evaluation and 2016 Overview 0
Dec 25, 2016

This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Mid-year Evaluation
  • Resources on CrossingTheBreak.com

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

34 What Would You Do In My Situation 0
Dec 18, 2016

 

This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Having flutes, clarinet and saxes together
  • Having 90 minute classes every other day
  • Centers for assessment purposes
  • Ways to get time with individual sections

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

33 Making Your Class Contagious 0
Dec 11, 2016

This episode is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Clarinet – Mastering the Middle of the Year.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • How to make Demonstration Day "Contagious"
  • Performance Day and making it "Contagious"
  • Drop Out Contest and making it "Contagious"

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

 

32 Crossing the Break 0
Dec 4, 2016

This episode is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Clarinet – Mastering the Middle of the Year.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • What to say/not to say about crossing the break
  • 4 Objectives that must be met before teaching crossing the break
  • How to introduce A-B for the first time
  • Tips for intermediate players for even smoother crossing the brea

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

 

31 Starting Scales (beginning clarinet) 0
Nov 27, 2016

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Band - Mastering the Middle of the Year.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Tetrachords
  • Benefits/Drawbacks
  • Specific benefit of each scale (first octave)

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

30 Analyzing a New Line 0
Nov 20, 2016

 

 

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Band - Mastering the Middle of the Year.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Analyzing New Lines
  • Clarinet "tricky spots"
  • 4 Steps to a New Line

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

29 The Chromatic Scale 0
Nov 13, 2016

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Band - Mastering the Middle of the Year.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Why I love the chromatic
  • Make it a milestone
  • How to start the chromatic (baby steps)
  • Teaching goals of the chromatic

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

28 First Written Warm-up 0
Nov 6, 2016

 

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Band - Mastering the Middle of the Year.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • Using Line 1 - tonguing & pitch
  • Waterfall variations
  • Descending scale
  • Beginning register studies
  • How to start register studies

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

 

27 Accountability in Beginning Band 0
Oct 30, 2016

This is part of the series “Teaching Beginning Band - Mastering the Middle of the Year.” This episode covers the following aspects of teaching clarinet:

  • How to hold band students accountable
  • Start from week 1
  • Play-offs/Pass-offs
  • How to build momentum

Show notes can be found at CrossingTheBreak.com

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

 

26 Practice Tools/Preparing for Auditions - Intermediate Clarinets 0
Oct 23, 2016

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

 

25 Warm-ups & Alternate Fingerings - Intermediate Clarinets 0
Oct 15, 2016

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

24 Scales (Chromatic & Fingering Patterns) - Intermediate Clarinets 0
Oct 9, 2016

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

23 Increasing Range - Intermediate Clarinets 0
Oct 2, 2016

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

 

22 Tonguing - Intermediate Clarinets 0
Sep 25, 2016

 

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

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