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Eric Papa

Jun 22, 20224 min read

PMEA District 10 Audition Prep: Brahms Second Clarinet Sonata, movement 2

**The following article references Brahms' Second Clarinet Sonata using the required section for the PMEA District 10 Auditions (pgs....

Eric Papa

Sep 6, 20213 min read

Practicing Technique: A nonlinear approach

**This blog has been edited to include proper credits for where information was obtained. Scales, broken chords, thirds, fourths, and...

Eric Papa

Aug 30, 20213 min read

Articulation: Do you strike the reed?

**This blog has been edited to include proper credits for where information was obtained. It’s always nerve-wracking writing blogs...

Eric Papa

Aug 14, 20212 min read

Social Emotional Learning Strategies for the Private Studio

You are more than a music teacher. Regardless of whether you teach general music, band, choir, orchestra, or private kazoo lessons, you...

Eric Papa

Aug 12, 20213 min read

Clarinet and Saxophone Embouchures: The Differences Between the two

When I taught woodwind methods, I found myself working day and night attempting to answer the following question: “What is the difference...

Eric Papa

Aug 2, 20213 min read

Hand Position on Woodwind Instruments

Picture this scenario. A musician is playing, but their fingertips are white and are pressed so hard into the instrument that they are...

Eric Papa

Jun 27, 20213 min read

Looks are a scam

I was watching a cooking video recently that was going over how to make fluffy/souffle pancakes. They’re, hence the name of the dish,...

Eric Papa

Apr 10, 20212 min read

No clarinet? No problem!

Ok. So, you’re minding your own business and going through your warmup for the morning when all of a sudden, you see a crack in your...

Eric Papa

Mar 27, 20215 min read

Kodály in the Private Studio

Music teachers in public schools deserve quite a bit of respect. My time as a music education major and woodwind methods instructor at...