lisadevlinclarinetMar 14, 20211 minmichael lowensternIf you play bass clarinet, or even if you don’t, you should go and listen to Michael Lowenstern, because he's amazing. He’s got new music...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 22, 20219 minsteps to better sightreadingSight-reading - performing a piece having never seen it before - is often the most feared part of any music exam for inexperienced...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 17, 20217 minfive at fiveFor student clarinettists, Grade 5 is where it starts to get really interesting both in terms of technique and the things we get to play,...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 16, 20211 minArrr.Apparently when you’re nine, turning your teacher into a pirate for your Zoom lesson is the best thing ever. So says clarinet student...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 15, 202112 minabrsm performance grades - are they worth it?Recently, ABRSM introduced an alternative exam pathway: the remotely-assessed Performance Grades, some may cynically say to recover lost...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 11, 20211 minobligatory lockdown quartet video...Not the tidiest of endings, but who's tidy in lockdown?!
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 10, 20211 minEric Whitacre - SleepBass duties with the LGSW Clarinet Choir for the 2020 virtual chamber concert back in November, when they finally let us out to play,...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 10, 20211 minBrahms. Bass Clarinet. How hard can it be?Most of the standard classical clarinet repertoire is meant to be performed on the Bb clarinet (and sometimes the A clarinet). But what...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 8, 20211 minWhat i Do At The Weekends - by Leese, Aged 46 and a HalfProof that band music isn’t stuffy and boring – I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this! London Gay Symphonic Winds perform Bowie’s...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 7, 20211 minFestive CheerBass clarinet duties with London Gay Symphonic Winds at our Christmas concert, performing André Jutras festive medley ‘C’est Noël’. I’m...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 2, 20214 minit takes two A few weeks ago during a break in rehearsal, the music director of one of my symphonic wind bands asked me if it would be possible to...
lisadevlinclarinetFeb 1, 20215 minScales, And Why We Should Love themScales. Some love ’em, some hate ’em, and one of the things I get asked most often by my (usually younger) students is “But whyyyyy do I...
lisadevlinclarinetJan 31, 20217 minBeginning Clarinet Without Breaking The BankI received an enquiry today from a potential student who asked me “Do I actually need a clarinet of my own to take lessons?” While the...
lisadevlinclarinetJan 22, 202111 mina bass called brendaIn many respects, instruments are a bit like cars. Sometimes they’re simply a tool to get you from A to B – reliable and exactly what you...