Category Archives: dyads

14 dyad multiphonics for Eb clarinet

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

It takes anywhere between 2 and 10 hours to create each blog post. If you found this blog useful, and if you’d like to see more, you can support me on Patreon for less than the cost of a coffee … Continue reading →

Posted in dyads, Eb clarinet, multiphonic, performance | 2 Comments

Multiphonics – one note at a time

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

I’ve done a guest post for The Sampler, the UK’S “leading online destination for new music” on writing multiphonics, specifically how to think about writing multiphonics that enter one note at a time. I talk about multiphonics like this one … Continue reading →

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…on close dyad multiphonics for bass clarinet

Posted on August 8, 2014 by

A couple of weeks ago, I did a post on close dyad multiphonics for Bb clarinet, if you haven’t seen that post, you should definitely check it out. With bass clarinet, the theory is basically the same, so I’ve included … Continue reading →

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…on close dyad multiphonics for Bb clarinet

Posted on July 2, 2014 by

This is one of the most beautiful multiphonic effects we have at our disposal, and despite having come across them in many pieces, I’ve been surprised that they aren’t better known. I’ve given a few workshops in Denmark in the … Continue reading →

Posted in dyads, flutter tongue, multiphonic, performance | 16 Comments

…on singing and playing

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

In the past, I’ve had a tendency to dismiss or dislike singing and playing, but more recently I’ve come to enjoy it and even start to encourage composers to make use of it. I’m going to slowly rebuild this post … Continue reading →

Posted in air sounds, dyads, flutter tongue, glissandi, multiphonic, singing, spectral multiphonic | 4 Comments