Selmer Clarinet Masterclass Series

Advance your clarinet skills with these evergreen educational and inspirational videos from our world-class Selmer Clarinet artists.

Overview

Take your clarinet playing to the next level with these Selmer Clarinet Artist Masterclass lesson videos. Each course features outstanding musical guidance, techniques and tips, and exemplary performances from the instructors.

This video library is perfect for:
  • Intermediate and advanced players looking to improve their technique
  • Players seeking to add audition repertoire to their skill set
  • Any clarinet player needing the inspiration to keep strong on the journey
In this library you’ll learn:
  • Techniques to apply not only to the repertoire covered by the instructors but to all your playing
  • A delightful handful of essential etudes and solos to increase your technical skills
  • How to overcome challenges on the clarinet

Curriculum

Henri Selmer Paris Masterclass: Larkin Sanders, Clarinet

By Larkin Sanders
  • 0 Lessons
  • Larkin Sanders
  • Start Here
  • Meet Larkin Sanders
  • Overview of the Topics
  • Explanation of Articulations
  • Variation 2 Explanation
  • Variation Play Along - Slow
  • Variation Play Along - Fast
  • Con fucco Section Explanation
  • 6/8 Section Play Along - Slow
  • 6/8 Section Play Along - Fast
  • Rose Etude 32 #13
  • What would you tell you 12 year old self when you get frustrated?
  • Do you play any instruments in addition to clarinet? If so, what?
  • Tell us about a memorable musical moment.
  • What are some musical selections you can't get enough of right now?
  • What is something you do every day to improve your skills?
  • What is something you've struggled with on your instrument, and how did you overcome it?
  • Tell us about The Clever Clarinetist
  • Tell us about some of the many things you do - and how you are able to balance the work with all the things you love.

Henri Selmer Paris Masterclass: Mariam Adam, Clarinet

By Mariam Adam
  • 19 Lessons
  • Mariam Adam
  • Start Here!
  • Meet Mariam
  • Overview of the Topics
  • Overview of the Clarinet Regimen
  • Explanation and Demonstration of Long Tones
  • Play Along - Long Tones
  • Explanation and Demonstration of Scales
  • Play Along - Scale Exercise Examples
  • Explanation and Demonstration of Etudes
  • Rose 32 #6 - Play Along
  • Rose 32 #7 - Play Along
  • Explanation and Demonstration of Sight Reading
  • Explanation and Demonstration of Solo Work
  • Final Thoughts on the Daily Regimen
  • Overview
  • Preparing Like a Pro
  • Thinking Like a Pro
  • Performing Like a Pro
  • What would you tell you 12 year old self when you get frustrated?
  • Do you play any instruments in addition to clarinet? If so, what?
  • What are some musical selections you can't get enough of right now?
  • What is something you do every day to improve your skills?
  • What is something you've struggled with on your instrument, and how did you overcome it?

Henri Selmer Paris Masterclass: John Cipolla, Clarinet

By John Cipolla
  • 42 Lessons
  • John Cipolla
  • Start Here!
  • John's Introduction
  • Overview of the Lessons
  • Lesson Overview
  • Preparing to Play
  • Listen
  • Play Along by Ear
  • Sing
  • Scaffolding and Imitation
  • What to Think About
  • Play in Different Keys
  • Not Looking
  • Let the Dynamics Sing the Melody
  • Practice Process - Part 1
  • Tuning with a Drone
  • Tuning to Play with Others
  • First Phrases
  • Dynamics
  • Reed Rotation
  • Recording Yourself
  • "Rhapsody" by Giacomo Miluccio
  • What would you tell your 12 year old self when you get frustrated?
  • What does a typical day look like for you?
  • What are some musical selections you can't get enough of right now?
  • What is something you've struggled with on your instrument and how did you overcome it?
  • When did you decide to become a professional clarinetist and how did this change your life?

Henri Selmer Paris Masterclass: James Campbell, Clarinet

By James Campbell
  • 68 Lessons
  • James Campbell
  • Start Here!
  • Introducing James Campbell
  • Topics Overview
  • Internalizing the Notes
  • Planting Rhythmic Seeds
  • Connecting Seeds to the Notes
  • Playing Everything but the Notes
  • More Mozart Tips
  • Coda Section
  • The 6/8 Section
  • Amazing Grace - Inner Line
  • Amazing Grace - Play Along
  • The Clarinetist as the Teacher
  • Mentally Preparing for Auditions
  • Opening the Imagination
  • Unbreakable Chain
  • Opening the Ear
  • Rose #1
  • Do you play any instruments in addition to clarinet? If so, what?
  • What are some musical selections you can't get enough of right now?
  • What is something you do every day to improve your musicianship?
  • What is something you've struggled with on your instrument, and how did you overcome it?
  • To what do you atribute to the longevity of your career?
  • Tell us how someone can become an illustrious musician regardless of where they are from.
  • Tell us about your lapel pin.

Henri Selmer Paris Masterclass: Stefanie Gardner, Bass Clarinet

By Stefanie Gardner
  • 93 Lessons
  • Stefanie Gardner
  • Start Here!
  • Stefanie's Introduction
  • Overview of Topics
  • Assembly
  • Cleaning
  • Posture, Position, Placement
  • Reed Strength
  • Embouchure
  • Air
  • Warm Ups
  • Daily Long Tones
  • Scales
  • Major and Minor Arpeggios
  • Voicing
  • Other Paterns
  • Intonation Tendencies
  • Fingerings
  • Articulation
  • Slap Articulation
  • Double Tonguing Articulation
  • Career Opportunities with Bass Clarinet
  • Methods for Bass Clarinet
  • What would you tell you 12 year old self when you get frustrated?
  • Do you play any instruments in addition to clarinet? If so, what?
  • What does a typical day look like for you?
  • What are some musical selections you can't get enough of right now?
  • What is something you do every day to improve your skills?
  • Describe a memorable musical experience.
  • When did you know you wanted to be a professional musician and how did that change your life?
  • What has been the most rewarding thing about your life in music?

Henri Selmer Paris Masterclass: Robert Spring, Clarinet

By Robert Spring
  • 123 Lessons
  • Robert Spring
  • Introducing Your Masterclass Instructor
  • Tuning with a Drone
  • Drone and Tuning Demo
  • Venting/Dampening
  • High Note Production
  • Bugle Calls
  • Long Tones Overview
  • Tonguing
  • Tongue Strengthening
  • General Overview and Tips
  • Alternate Fingerings / Sliding vs. Switching
  • Mind Body Connection
  • Scales
  • Four Duets for Four Demi-Clarinets
  • What is something you've struggled with on your instrument, and how did you overcome it?
  • When did you decide you wanted to play your instrument professionally? How did that change your life?
  • What do you practice every day?
  • What do you wish you did less of when you were a young artist?
  • What would you tell your 12-year-old self when they get discouraged?
  • Do you play any instruments in addition to clarinet?
  • What does a typical day look like for you?
  • Can you tell us about an outstanding musical experience?
  • If you could play a duet with any other musician, living or passed, who would it be?
  • Tell us about the beginning of your musical journey.

Henri Selmer Paris Interview: Darkson Magrinelli, Clarinet

By Darkson Magrinelli
  • 147 Lessons
  • Darkson Magrinelli
  • Tell us about yourself.
  • What advice can you give to anyone wanting to study abroad?
  • What is it like to be a student in a different country?
  • Tell us about what it is like to teach in another country?
  • When did you decide to play your instrument professionally?
  • Share with us a moment in your musical career that stands out or is particularly memorable.
  • What kind of music do you listen to the most?
  • What do you practice every day?
  • What have you found to be the most rewarding thing about being a professional musician?
  • What would you tell your 12-year-old self when they’re frustrated?
  • What is something you’ve struggled on with your instrument and how did you overcome it?
  • Tell us about yourself. (in Portuguese)
  • What advice can you give to anyone wanting to study abroad? (in Portuguese)
  • What is it like to be a student in a different country? (in Portuguese)
  • Tell us about what it is like to teach in another country? (in Portuguese)
  • When did you decide to play your instrument professionally? (in Portuguese)
  • Share with us a moment in your musical career that stands out or is particularly memorable. (in Portuguese)
  • What kind of music do you listen to the most? (in Portuguese)
  • What do you practice every day? (in Portuguese)
  • What have you found to be the most rewarding thing about being a professional musician? (in Portuguese)
  • What would you tell your 12-year-old self when they’re frustrated? (in Portuguese)
  • What is something you’ve struggled on with your instrument and how did you overcome it? (in Portuguese)
  • Tell us about yourself (in Spanish)
  • What advice can you give to anyone wanting to study abroad? (in Spanish)
  • What is it like to be a student in a different country? (in Spanish)
  • Tell us about what it is like to teach in another country. (in Spanish)
  • When did you decide to play your instrument professionally? (in Spanish)
  • Share with us a moment in your musical career that stands out or is particularly memorable. (in Spanish)
  • What kind of music do you listen to the most? (in Spanish)
  • What do you practice every day? (in Spanish)
  • What have you found to be the most rewarding thing about being a professional musician? (in Spanish)
  • What would you tell your 12-year-old self when they’re frustrated? (in Spanish)
  • What is something you’ve struggled on with your instrument and how did you overcome it? (in Spanish)

Henri Selmer Paris Masterclass: Kimberly Cole Luevano, Clarinet

By Kimberly Cole Luevano
  • 180 Lessons
  • Kimberly Cole Luevano
  • Inhalation (Breathing)
  • Exhalation (Blowing)
  • Exhalation Part 2
  • Elephant Exercise
  • Embouchure
  • Embouchure Check
  • Embouchure Exercises
  • Biting? What is This?
  • Voicing
  • Why should students take private lessons?
  • When did you decide to play your instrument professionally?
  • What do you practice every day?
  • What do you wish you did more of less of as a young artist?
  • What's something you've struggled with on your instrument?

Instructors

Larkin Sanders

Dr. Larkin Sanders is a native of Branson, Missouri, and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri where she is the clarinet instructor at Washburn University, owns the Clever Clarinetist (a clarinet specialty store), is the Executive-Artistic Director of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, is the utility clarinetist for the Topeka Symphony Orchestra, and performs frequently with a variety of other ensembles. Dr. Sanders is an Henri Selmer Paris, D’Addario & Co., Brian Corbin Clarinet Products, and Silverstein Pro Team Artist. In addition to her activities as a clarinetist, teacher, and administrator, Dr. Sanders is also a composer and author of several books and self-publishes her original compositions and clarinet methods.

Mariam Adam

Mariam Adam, is an internationally known chamber musician and soloist originally from Monterey, California. A founding and former member of the Grammy-nominated woodwind quintet, Imani Winds, their performances spanned Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Beijing Arts Center, Hollywood Bowl among hundreds others with numerous awards/noted recordings including “Best of iTunes 2016”. After moving to Paris in 2016 she performed throughout Europe with Eric le Sage, Francois Salque, at festivals such as Paris Jazz, Folle Journée, Colmar Festival, Radio France Festival, soloed with Singapore Symphony, Appassionata Ensemble, and Orchestra de Pau. “Havana Moon” with the TransAtlantic Ensemble was Sirius XM’s Best of 2016 list, and lauded in Grammophone. She has given masterclasses worldwide at the top conservatories including withe her acclaimed AdZel Duo. She can be heard on E1 Classics, Steinway label, BBC Radio, Warner classics and is Professor at the Blair School, Vanderbilt University.

John Cipolla

John Cipolla is a globally acclaimed clarinetist and saxophonist, sought-after for teaching, performing, and judging competitions worldwide. He graces stages in the USA, Europe, and South America, with recent appearances in Portugal, Italy, and Poland. John's rich discography includes recordings on Sony, ECM New Series, and Nonesuch, along with performances for NBC television. His musical journey encompasses diverse collaborations, from The New York City Opera to Aretha Franklin, reflecting his versatility. He has held esteemed roles such as President of the International Clarinet Association and Chair of the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra Committee. Honored with awards like the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Distinguished Alumni and multiple "Teacher of the Year" titles from the Kentucky Music Educators, John's career is celebrated by various institutions. John's educational path led him through The Juilliard School, where he studied with Joe Allard. He holds a Bachelor's in saxophone performance from The Eastman School of Music, a Master's in clarinet performance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in clarinet performance from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. As a University Distinguished Professor at Western Kentucky University, John's mastery resonates in his teaching as well.

James Campbell

James Campbell has performed solo and chamber music concerts in 35 countries, has been soloist with over 65 orchestras, including the Boston Pops, the London Symphony, the Russian Philharmonic, and the Montreal Symphony and has performed Copland's Clarinet Concerto four times with Aaron Copland conducting. He has appeared with over 35 string quartets, including the Amadeus, Guarneri, Vermeer, New Zealand and St Lawrence Quartets. He has made over 40 recordings, including the Debussy Rhapsody with Glenn Gould, the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, and the premiere recording of the Berio arrangement of the Brahms F minor Sonata with the London Symphony. His recording of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet was chosen by the BBC and London Times as the best available. More than 50 works have been written for him, including works by James Macmillan, Jacques Hetu, David Baker, George Shearing, Wilhem Jetts and Keiko Harada. He has been awarded a Juno, Canada's Artist of the Year, the Queens Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals, and Canada's highest honour, the Order of Canada.

Stefanie Gardner

Stefanie Gardner is on the faculty at Glendale Community College (AZ) and maintains an active performance career, performing with Arizona Opera, the Phoenix Symphony, Red Rocks Chamber Music Festival, Seventh Roadrunner, the internationally recognized Paradise Winds, and grant-winning Égide Duo, whose mission is to commission, record, and perform music inspiring social change. Gardner has performed in concert with PitBull, Ceelo, Tony Orlando, Reba McEntire, Michael Bolton, David and Katherine McPhee Foster, Jordin Sparks, Weird Al Yankovic, Hanson, and The Who. Gardner’s chamber music albums are recorded on the Soundset label and can be heard on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Gardner is a Henri Selmer Paris/Conn Selmer Performing Artist playing Privilege clarinets, a Silverstein Pro Team Artist, and uses Selmer mouthpieces.

Robert Spring

obert Spring has been described as “one of this country’s most sensitive and talented clarinetists” (Arizona Republic), “dazzled his audience … flawless technique” (The Clarinet) and “a formidable soloist … played with great emotional life” (Copenhagen, Denmark, Politiken). Spring served as president of the ICA from 1998-2000 and hosted the 1995 ClarinetFest® at Arizona State University, where he is presently professor of clarinet. He is also a guest professor at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music. Spring was awarded three degrees, including the Doctor of Musical Arts, from the University of Michigan, and was recently given the Citation of Merit Award from the School of Music Alumni Society. His teachers included John Mohler, David Shifrin and Paul Shaller. Spring has performed as a recitalist or soloist with symphony orchestras and wind bands in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America, and has been heard on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today.” He frequently serves as clinician and adjudicator, teaches on the faculties of several summer music festivals, and has published numerous articles on multiple articulation and other contemporary clarinet techniques. Spring is a Henri Selmer Paris Artist and performs on the Privilège clarinet.

Darkson Magrinelli

Brazilian clarinetist Darkson Magrinelli is the Director of Woodwinds at Western Colorado University. He played professionally in symphony orchestras in Brazil for over 10 years and was the bass clarinetist with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra for four seasons. Prior to his appointment at WCU, Dr. Magrinelli was Director of Winds and Percussion Programs, in addition to Assistant Professor of Clarinet, at Azusa Pacific University. He also served on faculty at Fullerton College, Shaw University, East Tennessee State University, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Magrinelli has performed in masterclasses and lessons with regarded clarinetists in Uruguay, Ecuador, Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, and more. Every summer, he teaches for the Festival Internacional de Música Guaranda held in Ecuador and Colombia. Recently, Dr. Magrinelli has performanced at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles and at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in North Carolina. Magrinelli holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He earned his Master’s degree and Artist Certificate from Azusa Pacific University, and Bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Dr. Magrinelli trained under the tutelage of Michele Zukovsky, Kelly Burke, Diego Grendene, Burt Hara, and Yehuda Gilad. He is a Selmer-Paris Performing Artist and plays exclusively with Selmer Privilège clarinets.

Kimberly Cole Luevano

With reviews such as “a most skillful artist” (Fanfare Magazine), “breathtaking…” (The Clarinet), “virtuosic tone and technique”(Tampa Bay Times), “exceptionally sensitive and introspective rendition” (The Clarinet), Kimberly Cole Luevano continually establishes herself as a formidable soloist and chamber musician.  Luevano joined the University of North Texas faculty in 2011 and served as a member of the clarinet faculty at the Interlochen Arts Camp from 2003 to 2012.   She was Pedagogy Chairperson for the International Clarinet Association from 2012 to 2014 and has presented acclaimed solo and chamber performances, adjudicated, and presented masterclasses on four continents. She has performed at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest® on numerous occasions. Luevano’s students have been finalists in the ICA competitions, and former students now occupy performing and teaching positions throughout the United States and Canada. With pianist Midori Koga and soprano Lindsay Kesselman, she forms the trio, Haven, “….A refuge for the creation of new music for soprano, clarinet, and piano.” Luevano’s disc of world premiere recordings with HAVEN, “Atonement,” was released on the Fleur de Son label in 2015 and was considered in the GRAMMY nomination process. HAVEN recently garnered a 2015 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning grant to partner with composer Jon Magnussen to create a new work, “Twinge.” Another world premiere CD featuring American works for clarinet and piano, “Bright Angel,” was released in 2013 on the Fleur de Son label to critical acclaim: Naxos Deutschland wrote “kraftvoll und glänzen durch hervorragende Motivarbeit” (vibrant, and shine through superb motivic work) while Sequenza 21 wrote, “their performances are exquisite as is their ensemble chemistry…” An active chamber musician, Luevano is also featured in several other chamber music releases on the Albany and Centaur labels, among others. Luevano, a versatile freelance musician, has performed as a member of the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra, as principal clarinetist of the Ann Arbor, Lansing, Toledo, and Traverse Symphony Orchestras, with the Detroit and Windsor (Canada) Symphony Orchestras, and with Keith Brion’s New Sousa Band, among others. As an advocate of contemporary American repertoire, Luevano spearheaded consortiums to commission works for clarinet from composers Evan Chambers and Roshanne Etezady and recorded Michael Daugherty’s “Brooklyn Bridge” with the UNT Wind Symphony in 2015 for distribution on the GIA label. Luevano is founder and director of UNT’s summer workshop program for high school and middle school students, ClarEssentials, which debuted in 2011. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico where she studied with Keith Lemmons, Luevano studied in Paris, France with Guy Deplus and Alain Damiens as the recipient of a U. S. Government Fulbright Grant and a Kade Fellowship. Luevano also received performance fellowships to the Blossom Festival and the National Orchestral Institute and was a prizewinner in competitions such as the International Clarinet Association Young Artist Competition, the Oklahoma City Young Artists Competition, and the Coleman Chamber Music Competition. She earned graduate degrees at Michigan State University where she studied with Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr and her undergraduate degree at the University of North Texas where she studied with James Gillespie.  Prior to her appointment at the University of North Texas, she was Professor of Clarinet at Eastern Michigan University for fifteen years. Luevano plays and endorses Selmer Paris instruments and is a D’Addario and Company Performing Artist. She resides in Corinth with her husband and two sons.