• Historical Clarinetist Superlatives: Most Likely To…

    Congratulations to all the graduating clarinetists this school year! My North American readers are probably familiar with school superlatives, so In honor of graduation, I thought it would be fun to nominate historical clarinetists for school superlatives (my North American readers will probably be familiar with these!) Most likely to succeed Caroline Schleicher-Krähmer, the first woman clarinet soloist in history. Her illustrious career is all the more remarkable given the societal barriers she surely had to overcome. Most team spirit Richard Mühlfeld. If he could inspire Brahms to come out of compositional retirement and create some of the clarinet’s greatest works, then I’m sure he was an incredible source of…

  • My clarinet won’t come apart! What should I do?

    Chances are, if you’re reading this you’re in a bit of a dilemma – your clarinet is stuck together and won’t come apart! This is actually more common than you think, and here’s what you should do: Now that you’ve gotten your clarinet apart, here are some tips to help prevent this from happening again: