Clarinet Foundations Challenge Summer 2023

JUNE 12–JULY 7

Introducing the Clarinet Foundations Challenge, a guided 4-week online program designed to help you strengthen and develop the foundations of your clarinet playing! The lessons and workshops in this challenge will help you develop your air, embouchure and sound, posture and position, finger dexterity, articulation, and technical agility. It's going to be a party to reboot your core skills and it's for everyone!

Weekly focuses:

⭐ WEEK 1: Air, Embouchure & Tone

⭐ WEEK 2: Finger Dexterity & Technique

⭐ WEEK 3: Articulation

⭐ WEEK 4: Flexibility & Expansion

Challenge hosts:

Your Digital Clarinet Academy co-directors!

Ixi Chen, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Tiffany Valvo, Cal State Stanislaus

Guest teachers:

Mariam Adam, Vanderbilt University, International Artist

Kim Cole Luevano, University of North Texas College of Music

Ralph Skiano, Detroit Symphony

John Bruce Yeh, Chicago Symphony

You get:

12 PDF lessons with accompanying exercises
30-minute live lesson every Monday delivered by Tiffany and Ixi
60-minute guest workshop every week
30-minute playing session every week to come try things, ask questions, and play for us!
Replays to all live sessions
Access until the end of July
Encouragement and support

Schedule:

Wed, June 14, 5pm ET: Ralph Skiano on tone development
Wed, June 21, 11am ET: Kim Cole Luevano on building technique
Wed, June 28, 10am ET: John Bruce Yeh on articulation
Fri, July 7, 5pm ET: Mariam Adam on expansion & flexibility
30-min Live Lessons at 11am ET: Monday, June 12, 19, 26 and July 3
30-min Playing Sessions at 11am ET: Friday, June 16, 23, 30 and Wed July 5

Are you ready to transform your fundamentals?! Let's do this.

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ABOUT THE DIGITAL CLARINET ACADEMY