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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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