Learning the clarinet? This guide is a rescue package offering an original and highly effective visual approach to mastering the basics of clarinet technique. Ideal for the self-taught clarinet player. How can I make a better sound? How can I control high and low notes? How can I improve my coordination? These commonly asked questions and many more are expertly considered – first understand the issue, then learn quickly how best to overcome it. You will learn the basics of correct technique: How to create the sound you want to make – control of mouth and breath How to maximise your breathing capacity – control of the diaphragm How to find a posture that works for you – control of the body How to achieve a slick technique – control of hands and fingers No more reading long dense texts. Visualisation is used to introduce new concepts so that you can just get on and play. Learn how to harness your brain and you will …… fast track co-ordination skills practice more effectively read more fluently Louise Lawrence is a freelance woodwind musician and teacher of over thirty years’ experience. She takes a psychological approach to overcoming hurdles that limit playing potential. Her instructive style is warm, light and highly accessible. Learning on your own is a lonely experience and without a witness to your endeavours it is all too easy to unknowingly acquire habits that are difficult to unlearn. This friendly little book will cost you a fraction of one music lesson. Order a copy today and pop it on your music stand. It will be there for you when you practice ~ your touchstone to dip into when you pause for breath. The author is a highly skilled, dynamic and creative teacher who has imaginatively distilled her many years of experience into this useful compendium of handy practice tips. Essential reading for all budding clarinet players. Julian White, musicologist and teacher. A saxophonist grappling with the intricacies of clarinet technique, I have enjoyed help from Louise many a time. An adept and adaptable musician, Louise is an original thinker with a light-hearted yet insightful approach to the serious issues of clarinet technique Dr Richard Seward, educational consultant, semi-professional musician. Louise studied at the London College of Music. She lives in Somerset where she works as a free-lance musician tutoring woodwind instruments and performing regularly with various classical, jazz and Klezmer ensembles. Since gaining a BSc Hons in psychology, Louise has focussed attention on the hurdles that limit student's playing potential. Currently she is developing Wizzwind, a method that accelerates learning for those who struggle to read music notation and liberates those who wish to improvise.