I feel that connecting notes in a truly fluid way is the most important and most challenging aspect of clarinet playing. I’m always looking for new methods to approach this subject and recently I’ve been exploring the head to Lee Morgan’s ‘Ceora’ with this in mind. I chose this tune for two reasons; because it’s […]
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August
19
Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Yesterday I spent a few hours in the Russian culture wing of Saint Petersburg’s massive Hermitage Museum. Sprawling through 6 buildings, the museum contains over 3 million items on display ranging from Egyptian Sarcophagi to Italian renaissance masterworks. I focused on the Russian culture wing which had many oils, tapestries, and metalworks. The exhibits I […]
August
10
Intonation
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Controlling the intonation of the saxophone and indeed of most instruments is a difficult affair. Each instrument has individual tendencies and general trends resulting from bore design, tone hole placement, and key opening discrepancies. Despite these difficulties it is extremely important that all saxophonists learn to control the intonation to an extreme degree. I […]
August
08
A truly medieval experience…
posted by Andrew D Meyer
So, if you were going to visit a medieval city such as Tallinn, Estonia, you might have several ideas about what kind of experience you’d be looking for. For some this might mean sightseeing and photographing the incredibly well preserved walls of this historic area, for others eating local foods and drinking some honey […]
July
26
How to get a cruise ship gig.
posted by Andrew D Meyer
A lot of people ask me how to get a cruise ship gig. I thought I would post this to answer these questions and hopefully help some people get hired! There are basically 2 ways you can get hired by a cruise line. You can either contact the line directly or go through an agent/agency. […]
July
15
Daily Flute Warm Up
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Warm ups. Not exactly a very sexy topic, yet so important. I think you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who thinks warming up is unimportant, yet, strangely enough, many people go about it in a haphazard or random way. While this style will no doubt get the blood flowing and help you prepare […]
July
12
The single best clarinet exercise i’ve ever learned!
posted by Andrew D Meyer
6ths <–Click to see the exercise!! That’s right, it’s that simple! This is the single best exercise for moving fluidly over the break and moving freely and fluidly throughout the clarinet’s range. Start super slow. The goal here is not speed, it’s to move from one note to the next with no breaks or […]
Kent Stage 7.26
posted by Andrew D Meyer
On July 26th, i’ll be playing the Kent Stage with Papa’s New Bag. This will be a James Brown tribute show and is sure to be a blast. The band is huge, multiple horns, backup singers, and the man himself Robert T as James Brown. Doors open at 7.00 and the show is at 8.00. […]
Welcome!
posted by Andrew D Meyer
Welcome to my site! Here you will find information about me, my work as a woodwind doubler, where you can enjoy live performances, as well as other stuff that I find interesting. (and hopefully you will too!) Please feel free to leave comments or contact me directly via email. admeyer.loud@gmail.com
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