<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ericpapaclarinetist]]></title><description><![CDATA[ericpapaclarinetist]]></description><link>https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:29:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[PMEA District 10 Audition Prep: Brahms Second Clarinet Sonata, movement 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[**The following article references Brahms' Second Clarinet Sonata using the required section for the PMEA District 10 Auditions (pgs....]]></description><link>https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/post/pmea-district-10-audition-prep-brahms-second-clarinet-sonata-movement-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b21f0d834ec6c2e9510b85</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5dc2e2_6d4742d206224593b481505e07da9d6b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_490,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eric Papa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practicing Technique: A nonlinear approach ]]></title><description><![CDATA[**This blog has been edited to include proper credits for where information was obtained. Scales, broken chords, thirds, fourths, and...]]></description><link>https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/post/practicing-technique-a-nonlinear-approach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6134ef4ec9914600164267fb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:00:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eric Papa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Articulation: Do you strike the reed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[**This blog has been edited to include proper credits for where information was obtained. It’s always nerve-wracking writing blogs...]]></description><link>https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/post/articulation-do-you-strike-the-reed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612cc2fb682e7a0017a3042a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:43:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5dc2e2_2790fd5f17f84c5ebea4f8550c0dc68f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eric Papa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Emotional Learning Strategies for the Private Studio]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are more than a music teacher. 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A musician is playing, but their fingertips are white and are pressed so hard into the instrument that they are...]]></description><link>https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/post/hand-position-on-woodwind-instruments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6107eddc5618510015ca96fe</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:21:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5dc2e2_af7ed30fc09e47b7ac28113339ddb7db~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Eric Papa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looks are a scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was watching a cooking video recently that was going over how to make fluffy/souffle pancakes. 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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...]]></description><link>https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/post/no-clarinet-no-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6071ee7084987300c66c1cfc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:30:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eric Papa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kodály in the Private Studio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music teachers in public schools deserve quite a bit of respect. My time as a music education major and woodwind methods instructor at...]]></description><link>https://ericpapa1996.wixsite.com/ericpapaclarinetist/post/kod%C3%A1ly-in-the-private-studio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605f6131a973820015a29fd4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:41:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eric Papa</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>