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With over a decade’s experience in his field, Jarrod is celebrated for his inspirational methods of communicating music’s big ideas to young instrumentalists.

BIOGRAPHY

Jarrod Butler’s diverse work as instrumentalist (clarinet, saxophone), conductor, and teacher is unified by his commitment to achieving excellence and celebrating music’s power to unite.

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PERFORMANCES

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Clarinet QuickTips

The musician’s secret weapon is this week’s #clarinetquicktip - the metronome. Many musicians have a bit of a love-hate relationship with this invaluable tool, but could that be because we think there is only one way to use it?

Hey there #clarinetquicktip friends - been a while! Well, that’s ok! Taking breaks is necessary to change focus and redistribute our resource of time when called for. Some fun things have happened *cue swipe* - this is Alfie. She’s a greyhound that we rescued 8 weeks ago and is settling in really well to her new home. Alfie has some instagram adventures @alfiesgreyt - you should totally give her a follow too !!

Need a quick way to remember all the sharps and flats and their order? You’re in luck with this week’s #clarinetquicktip

Did you notice how the scales were organised in last week’s #clarinetquicktip free pdf on octave scales?

Lots of past #clarinetquicktips have been about extending range, getting louder and faster, but not this week! Click the link in the bio to get your pdf copy of ALL major and minor scales, one octave for clarinet.

So may clarinet players (including myself) are admirably using their time at home to focus on technique and studies at the moment. I love etudes and studies, they comprise the largest section of all my sheet music! But it’s important to keep in mind the reasons why composers or pedagogues write these studies - technical or musical improvement.

This week we’re looking at a #clarinetquicktip to get our articulation lighter, faster, and more accurate!

You know that feeling when we’re trying to get a perfect string of semiquavers faster and more even, and you hit the wall for speed and fumbling fingers tend to follow? This week’s #clarinetquicktip can help! Getting things faster requires both slow and fast practice.

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