Louise Chappell is a prize winning low reed specialist with extensive experience across both orchestral and musical theatre genres; most notably holding the Devdep position for Reed 5 (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone and clarinet) on A Christmas Carol at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End. Over the last few years, Louise has also played in some of London’s finest music venues; the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Cadogan Hall to name a few. Louise leads an active portfolio career playing clarinet and bass clarinet regularly with London City Philharmonic, Cinematic Syncopations Orchestra, Orchestra Nouvaeu, Capital Orchestra and Bloomsbury Festival Opera Orchestra. In addition, Louise is a regular chair holder in many London and Suffolk musical theatre and immersive performance shows playing all clarinets, saxophones and flutes. Louise graduated with a First Class BMus (Hons) Performance degree and the Prize for Clarinet Excellence from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2019 where she studied with Fiona Cross, Joan Enric Lluna, Paolo de Gaspari and Anthony Pike. During her time at Trinity Laban, Louise was also a two time winner of the prestigious Wilfred Hambleton Clarinet competition.
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Modern Orchestration Masterclass - The Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
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2. What is Modern Orchestration_
Course overview
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Aimed at composers, arrangers and producers wanting to work with orchestral instruments and musicians, this workshop begins with an overview of the standard articulations for the clarinet and bass clarinet, along with the best practices for writing for this instrument, and how to programme clarinet VSTs for realism.
Clarinet player:
Learning outcomes
Begin to write playable and idiomatic music for the clarinet, whether for an IRL musician or a VST
Create realistic clarinet lines using VSTS, with understanding of range, articulations, dynamics, expression and modulation
Communicate as a composer with a clarinet player (by understanding what can reasonably be asked of the instrument and what experimental techniques might be possible)
Know a little about clarinet auxiliary instruments (we will demonstrate some bass clarinet also)
Who is this course for?
- • Composers, arrangers, TV and film music producers
- • DAW and music notation software users looking to learn to write for the clarinet and bass clarinet
- • Anyone looking to produce music with realistic-sounding software instruments
Requirements
- • A computer and internet connection
Course content
Course Material
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Course Material
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Modern Orchestration Masterclass - The Clarinet
43 videos
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Modern Orchestration Masterclass - The Clarinet
43 videos
1. Introduction
Checking access...2. What is Modern Orchestration_
Checking access...3. Intro to the Clarinet & Bass Clarinet - Anatomy
Checking access...4. Intro to the Clarinet & Bass Clarinet - Range
Checking access...5. Intro to the Clarinet & Bass Clarinet - Differences between the two
Checking access...6. Intro to the Clarinet & Bass Clarinet - Registers
Checking access...7. Intro to the Clarinet & Bass Clarinet - Reeds
Checking access...8. Intro to the Clarinet & Bass Clarinet - Transposing
Checking access...9. Basics of writing for Clarinet Bass Clarinet - Breathing
Checking access...10 Basics of writing for Clarinet Bass Clarinet - Dynamics
Checking access...11. Basics of writing for Clarinet_Bass Clarinet - Range and Agility
Checking access...12. Basics of writing for Clarinet_Bass Clarinet - Dynamics Continued (writing niente)
Checking access...13. Basics of writing for Clarinet_Bass Clarinet - the 'Break'
Checking access...14. Articulations - Legato
Checking access...15. Articulations - Legato with sample library
Checking access...16. Articulations - Legato - SWAM Clarinets
Checking access...17. Articulations - Vibrato
Checking access...18. Articulations - Vibrato - sample library
Checking access...Articulations - Vibrato - SWAM Clarinets
Checking access...19. Articulations - Breath Sounds & Key Noise - SWAM Clarinets
Checking access...20. Articulations - Staccato and Short Notes
Checking access...21. Articulations - Staccato & Short Notes - Sample Library
Checking access...22. Articulations - Staccato & Short Notes - SWAM Clarinets
Checking access...23. Articulations - Marcato, Accents, Tenuto, Sforzando
Checking access...24. Articulations - Marcato, Accents, Tenuto, Sforzando - Sample Libraries
Checking access...25. Articulations - Trills
Checking access...26. Articulations - Trills - Sample Libraries
Checking access...27. Articulations - Trills - SWAM Clarinets
Checking access...28. Articulations - Glissando
Checking access...29. Articulations - Multi-tonguing
Checking access...30. Articulations - Extended Techniques
Checking access...31. Articulations - Extended Techniques - Multiphonics
Checking access...32. Articulations - Extended Techniques - Flutter Tongue & Growl
Checking access...33. Articulations - Flutter Tongue & Growl - Sample Library
Checking access...34. Articulations - Flutter Tonghue & Growl - SWAM Clarinets
Checking access...35. Mimicking Mozart - Sample Library
Checking access...36. Mimicking Mozart with VSTs - SWAM Clarinet
Checking access...37. Bass Clarinet - working with VSTS
Checking access...38. BBCSO sample library bass clarinet
Checking access...39. SWAM Bass Clarinet demo
Checking access...40. SWAM Clarinets - the Break
Checking access...41. Listening Suggestions for Bass Clarinet
Checking access...42. Q&A
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Instructors
Helen Noir
Helen Noir (she/her) is a London-based soprano, composer, orchestrator & producer. She writes soundtracks for film, fashion and theatre, most recently for Joseph Wilson's Isn't it a Beautiful World, which premiered at BFI London Film Festival in October 2021. She works specifically with directors and designers to take music from initial composition through recording, orchestration, production and mixing. She also performs regularly with cult performance art group Theo Adams Company, and is an operatic session vocalist.