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the clarinet, music & being human

A classical musician’s practice materials arranged like a thoughtfully balanced meal, with sheet music, a clarinet, a practice journal, and foundational exercises organized across a table.

What’s on Your Practice Plate?

A peaceful, wide photograph of an empty sandy beach with soft waves receding under an overcast sky, leaving smooth, clear wet sand.

Declutter Your Practice: Useful Isn’t the Same as Using

A single smooth stone resting at the center of a quiet beach, surrounded by shallow water and gentle waves, symbolizing stability, structure, and an anchor amid constant movement.

You Don’t Need More Discipline. You Need Better Practice Systems

Musician preparing for a focused fall practice session with an instrument, sheet music, and a practice notebook in warm autumn light.

Your Fall Practice Reset: A Fundamentals Checklist

Clarinetist practicing varied scale patterns with marked sheet music and exercises on a music stand.

The Scale Practice Habit That Builds Technique

Creative, Experimentation, Exploration, Practice

Exploration and experimentation is key!

Getting Back in Shape!

Lessons from the Tennis Court

What does it mean to be a musician?

Time waits for no one...or does it?

Working Resistance

Just Relax...

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