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clarivid 61 the air review
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Blossom Dearie - 'I'm Hip'
Blossom Dearie - Lover Man
 
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tom
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I am a clarinetist and clarinet designer and author. I operate my own business, concentrating on unique products, services and educational material for the clarinet.
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United States
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Clarinetist, designer, author, educator and business owner
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Ridenour Clarinet Produds
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Study of theology and philosophy, especially St. Thomas Aquinas, G.K. Chesterton. Study history of the American South, with concentration on the War for Southern Independence and the effects of the results of the war on America's present political, social and economic circumstances: the reducing of the Constitution to a feckless museum piece, the unchecked growth and power of a centralized authority desirous of usurping the sovereignty of the states, and, ipso facto, incrementally robbing the citizenry of their liberty, land and wealth for the Imperial glory and the gain of limited special interests, and other modern day social delights erroneously considered to be "progress."
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BUY THIS BOOK!: The Real Lincoln by Thomas DiLorenzo, Southern Essays by Richard Weaver, St. Thomas Aquinas by G.K.Chesterton, Ideas Have Consequences by Richard Weaver, Aristotle for Everyone by Mortimer Adler, 50 Great Ideas by Mortimer Adler, The Creature from Jekyll Island, the Revolution by Dr. Ron Paul, Where the Right went Wrong by Pat Buchannan, the Politically Incorrect History of America by Thomas E. Woods, 30 Questions about American History you're not supposed to ask, by Thomas E. Woods, The South was Right by Donald Kennedy
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This is a remembrance of Blossom Dearie who died recently, and I find the song 'I'm Hip' most appropriate as a description of her.
 
 
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Song: Lover Man by Blossom Dearie
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Channel Comments (23)
xingfan1227 (1 day ago)
Tom, I've had your ATG system for a while and I'm getting better and better at it. However now I'm starting to learn other aspects of the reed, like besides the basic balancing ideas, what each part of the reed determines regarding to sound, feel, etc.

I wish you have another book describing more in-depth these concepts, because, you know, different people have different ideas of clarinet sound, and just a balanced reed may not produce the sound one desires. As I work on the reed I'm getting some ideas from experimenting here and there, but a guide from an expert like you would make the process much less painful :)

By the way I really appreciate the ATG system and the thumb rest. They've helped a lot.
billyboy647 (2 days ago)
Dear Jerimiahbaker2 I've tried not to put commercial things up on the youtube site. You can hear me demonstrating the clarinet by clicking on links at the bottom of this page:
http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/Bbclarpg.html
billyboy647 (2 days ago)
Dear tmix01 "If it's not coming easily, you're probably doing something wrong." Bingo. Sounds like your dad and my dad share something in common: they weren't the idiots we thought they were.
billyboy647 (2 days ago)
dear Joreeds1, using ligatures rather than holding the reed on with your thumb makes clarinet playing a lot easier.
billyboy647 (2 days ago)
Dear Cornodebassetto, English playing has changed, and the tone has gotten more focused, but they still don't concentrate the sound as much as American or French players. That's not criticism, because the lyrical quality that results has a lot of appeal. It's just a description. The increased focus is probably due to English players becoming more aware of other styles in combination with playing smaller bore clarinets than don't have the upper clarion sharpness of the B&H 1010 style clarinets. Not trying to be critical, just descriptive.
billyboy647 (2 days ago)
Dear oshoo11, it sounds like you have a combination of three issues: the pads are too close to the tone hole and need to be adjusted, your reeds are unbalanced (or mouthpiece is poorly faced), you are biting and taking too much lower lip in,...or there could be something in the tone holes, probably due to swab debris.
tmix01 (1 month ago)
Tom -- I just got your ATG system three days ago. Within an hour and a half, I read the book. Then I watched the DVD. Then I began working on reeds quickly and confidently and got amazing results. For so many years, i played bad reeds thinking it would make me stronger for when I would get a good reed. Instead, I just played poorly and was biting way too hard. I forgot what my dad said (in relation to other things), "If it's not coming easily, you're probably doing something wrong."

I just bought one of your clarinets for my grandson. Would you do a you tube piece on how you best take advantage of the left thumb placement with regard to your register key? Also, would you do a segment on both hands? I developed issues in my right arm from holding the instrument. I have done a lot of physical therapy and now use a Ton Kooiman thumb rest and a strap. All of these have helped greatly. Still I'm interested in anything you have to say on the subject. Thanks!
JeremiahBaker2 (2 months ago)
Could you demeonstrate your pro ridneur Bb clarinet in a video more deeply
I really am looking into buying one but i need to know for sure it is as good as you say it is cause it sounds like it could be my final clarinet and i really need to know not to say i donèt beleive you, i do but i would be greatful for a demenstattion :)
joereed1 (3 months ago)
its all generalities bassetto
Cornodebassetto (3 months ago)
There are some of use who use English clarinets (wide bore) professionally that don't have a spread sound. Joereed1 your comment is far too general and harks back 30/40 years.
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