Ambassadeur Steuer - Interview Shigeru Ikushima

Ambassador Interview – Shigeru Ikushima

Steuer Team — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:07:24 +0000

Two years before entering Kunitachi College of Music, I had already decided to study clarinet in France. I knew that the French school was better for wind instruments, which is why I started learning French.

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Ambassadors interview - Sabine Meyer and Reiner Wehle

Steuer Team — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:16:52 +0000

I was born in a very small village in southern Germany. My father was a musician. He had studied the clarinet and piano in particular, and he was a renowned teacher of various instruments across the whole region.

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Interview d’Ambassadeur – Gaël Horellou

Steuer Team — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:11:35 +0000

I'm originally from Caen. My father, an actor by trade, had a passion for jazz. Thanks to my parents, I was lucky enough to attend many shows and concerts from an early age, which gave me a very early appreciation of live music. In fact, my grandparents on my father's side were amateur musicians. I started playing the recorder with my grandmother at the age of six. The elementary school where I studied, though small, had a special feature: two of our teachers were saxophonists, and they always gave a saxophone concert at the school fête. So, when I was about eight, I gave up my recorder for an alto saxophone.

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Interview d’Ambassadeur – David Minetti

Steuer Team — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:31:03 +0000

I started playing the clarinet at the age of nine in a wind band in Turin, my hometown. At the time, the mayor had decided to organize music lessons open to all, to set up wind bands in every district of the city, and my parents signed me up. Initially, I wanted to play drums or saxophone, but the band leader said, "You've got a clarinetist’s lips, so clarinet it is!" I think he simply needed clarinetists to complete his line-up. But he did the right thing!

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Interview d’Ambassadeur – Daniel Bellovi

Steuer Team — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:53:14 +0000

I began in learning music by playing with a group in Valence. When it came to choosing an instrument, I was immediately directed towards the bass clarinet. So, unusually, I started out on this instrument before learning the Bb soprano clarinet to complete my musical training in Spain.

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History of the saxophone

Steuer Team — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:40:50 +0000

The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in Belgium in the mid-19th century. Sax, a musical instrument maker, wanted to create an instrument that would combine the qualities of wood and brass. Around 1840, he succeeded in designing the first saxophone, a brass instrument with a clarinet-like mouthpiece and an oboe-like conical body.

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What is a jam session?

Steuer Team — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 11:26:05 +0000

A jam session or improvisation session is an informal, improvised session where musicians from different backgrounds play together in total spontaneity. It's a shared experience where artists come together without prior rehearsal or a musical score, giving free rein to their creativity and virtuosity.

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5 tips when preparing for a concert

Steuer Team — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:12:31 +0000

By following these tips and preparing methodically, you'll be more confident and ready to give your best. This is an opportunity to share your passion for music and communicate with your audience, so make the most of the experience!

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Gift ideas for musicians

Steuer Team — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:00:25 +0000

Instrument accessories: Give them useful accessories such as quality reeds, a mouthpiece, an instrument stand, or a carrying case to protect their clarinet or saxophone. If you want to give them reeds, try to find out the type of clarinet (Bb, Eb, Bass) or saxophone played (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone), the style (Classical or Jazz) and the strength of the reed. Friends and family may be able to help...

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How to compose your own songs

Steuer Team — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:07:11 +0000

Start by finding the inspiration that motivates you to compose. It could be an emotion, a story, a landscape, a melody in your head, or anything else that sparks your creativity.

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