November 2017

POLAND

13 – Recital and Master classes at the State Music School, Źagań, Poland

14 – Lecture for Clarinet Pedagogues on “Teaching Clarinet Fundamentals” at the State Music School, Zielona Góra, Poznan

15 – Recital and Master classes at the Poznań Music School, Poznań, Poland

18 – Recital and Master classes at the Głogowska Music School Centre, Poznań, Poland

22- Recital and Lecture on “Types of Articulation | Clarinet” at the International Clarinet Conference, Szczecin, Poland

23 – Recital and Master classes at the State Music School in Szczecin, Poland

The NETHERLANDS

29&30 – Master class, mini-recital and lecture on “Types of Articulation | Clarinet” at the Prince Claus Conservatoire | Hanze University of Applied Sciences, School of Performing Arts, Groningen, The Netherlands

December 2017

CZECH REPUBLIC

1-3 – Visit at the RZ Clarinet Factory, Krašlice, Czech Republic

FRANCE

9-13 – Visit at the BG Factory, Lyon, France

12- Master class and recital at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Regional, Lyon, France

PORTUGAL

13-18 – European Clarinet Conference, Porto, Portugal

16 – Recital at the European Clarinet Conference Porto, Portugal

17 – Lecture on the “Types of Articulation | Clarinet” at the European Clarinet Conference Porto, Portugal

National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
2017 National Conference
October 6-8, 2017
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 – 9:30 am – Room 215
Clinic: Evaluation of Types of Staccato Articulation on the Clarinet and Saxophone: A guide to Different Staccato Techniques Needed to Teach Students with Different Motor Skill Levels.

Kornel Wolak and Anneke Slis, University of Toronto

This presentation is a collection of various staccato types available on the clarinet and saxophone. They range from glottal-stops and diaphragm-puffs through standard modern-day tonguing techniques such as single-, double- and triple-tonguing. Then, I move on to less-known alternatives: Synthetic Speed Tonguing, On-the-Reed Multiple Tonguing and Lateral tonguing. It also includes Slap-tongue and various types of Flutter-tonguing. Each staccato articulation is clearly described by precise animations of the tongue’s different actions, supplemented with easy-to-read bullet points and figures.
This presentation came to fruition after two years of extensive research at the University of Toronto Speech-Language Pathology Department, where we are focused primarily on the tongue action during clarinet playing. We have presented our research results at the 7th International Conference of Speech-Language Pathology in Groningen, July 2017.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017- 3:00 pm LeBaron Recital Hall
Performance: Kornel Wolak, clarinet; University of Toronto and Laurie Middaugh, piano; University of Montevallo

Allegro from III Sonata for Solo Violin……………………….. J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Dance Preludes………………………………………….. W. Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
Preludio from III Partita for Solo Violin……………………….J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Love theme from “Cinema Paradiso”………………………….E. Morricone (b. 1928)
Introduction, Theme and Variations…………………..Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Encore: Prelude from I Suite for Solo Violoncello……….……J. S. Bach (1685–1750)

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