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Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan is considered one of his generation’s finest clarinetists. Trained by Robert Marcellus and Fred Ormand, he joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at a very young age as Principal Clarinet. The last 30 years, Morgan has been the Principal Clarinet at The Royal Danish Opera Orchestra. Through his passion for teaching, he has helped and shaped a high number of students – in many ways changing the way clarinet playing is being approached in Scandinavia.

Fundamentals

The closest you can get to 1-on-1 lessons with true masters teaching and explaining in great detail the fundamentals of their instrument

This comprehensive class with Lee Morgan will give you a strong fundament of the basics of clarinet playing guided by a master. Whether being an amateur or professional, student or teacher, you will get inspired and get hands-on advice and exercises that will bring your own playing further and develop you as a clarinetist and musician.

See how a professional treats his reads and how he adjusts them - understand why the tongue position is crucial and see how the soft palate can change your playing and give you that last ring and overtones in your sound.

LESSON PLAN

01 Intro

Lee Morgan gives you an overview of the class.

02 The embouchure

Lee Morgan has spent a life in shaping hundreds of students' embouchure. Watch here how you can build your own strong and flexible embouchure.

03 The tongue position

Lee is a "disciple" of Robert Marcellus, and the old french school - and that has a lot to do with tongue position. Understand how crucial the correct position is for the sound production.

04 Breathing and blowing

Get to know not only how to blow efficiently but as importantly how to breathe properly. Lee explains exercises in details in this lesson.

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05 Hand position and fingers

Find out why hand and finger positions are important when playing. Shape like holding a tennis ball and relaxing fingers are some keywords of this lesson.

06 Articulation

Articulation is everything for Lee Morgan. He has spent a lifelong career in refining how to play more articulated and how to get the most clear and crisp articulation possible.

07 The soft palate

Learn about how the soft palate can change your sound dramatically. Is it engaged or not? That´s the question.

08 Reeds

Reeds could have taken up the full duration of this class. It´s a big topic, and Lee shares all his ideas and tips about how to get reeds ready and how to optimize and treat them in order to get the reed you dream about.

You are a really good teacher, you explain the fundamentals great! Now it is in my conciousness how it have to feel, when I want to play with a warm, resonanceful tone! Also the topic reeds is really helpful for me. Now I wish me a masterclass about intonation and how to practice, because when I play something like brahms or saint saens or similiar, I have to handle not only musical and character things, also the intonation is a big theme. So I hope you will create a masterclass about Intonation. Ah and I wish me a Masterclass about practice strategies, for different problems. How to learn fast technical parts, or how I have to practice lyrical parts and so on... I hope you read the comments and read my wishes :) Thanks a lot!!!

Jessika

One of the best videos any clarinettist at any level can watch. I have watched it several times already. Insightful and very clearly presented. Highly recommended!!

Justin Carter

Great masterclass! I've learned alot from watching this lecture:)

Makito Katsume

Great information! THANK YOU

Julie

The fundamental is really helpful and useful. His tone is beautiful and we can learn his tips from this video. His English is clear for me and easy to understand.(I'm a Japanese) That is also helpful.:) Thanks.

Yujiro

I always have been watching this master class video since it came out and I still watch it. It is extremely useful and gives me wider view on my clarinet studies.

Hyunmin

Play with a pro is an excellent educational site to improve your clarinet playing skills. I have been impressed with the high quality of the videos which are in High Definition. I highly recommend Lee Morgan, Vol. 1 Clarinet Fundamentals. Lee Morgan is an excellent clarinet player and teacher. His explanations of clarinet fundamentals are well explained with very clear examples. I recommend “Clarinet Fundamentals” to my students and to anyone who is looking to bring his/her clarinet playing skills to the next level. I highly recommend this product.

Victor

Although the entire video is full of insight, my favorite sections were Reeds and The Soft Palate. I have never heard simpler, clearer explanations. I wish every clarinet player could see this.

Niall Reynolds

Even as an experienced working pro I found the Lee Morgan lessons valuable and thought provoking and the playing is as charming as the man.

simon cole

superbe!!grâce a ces vidéos je progresse tous les jours!!

franck rotsztein

I am a big friend of Daniel Bonade and his methods of clarinet teaching. And here comes Lee Morgan, who was a student of Robert Marcellus, who was a student by Bonade. So Morgan is able to sum up the knowledge of these old Masters. This fundamental Masterclass was exactly what I had been looking for. Especially the chapters about the embouchure and tongue position gave me a new view on my own playing and - as I would say - helped me getting better a lot.

Keven Weimann

I really enjoyed this lesson on Fundamentals by Lee Morgan. He has a very good way of taking the foundations of the clarinet (which can be quite complex concepts at times) and making them approachable. I Highly recommend this product.

Sara Fullerton

Simple and inspiring concepts by a Master!

Domingos castro

Lee Morgan explains the basics in a good way, and that is very inspiring.

Benedikte

Lee Morgan succeeds in explaining clearly a few quite difficult concepts. An all round wonderful educational experience.

Lewis

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Reviews

Jessika

You are a really good teacher, you explain the fundamentals great! Now it is in my conciousness how it have to feel, when I want to play with a warm, resonanceful tone! Also the topic reeds is really helpful for me. Now I wish me a masterclass about intonation and how to practice, because when I play something like brahms or saint saens or similiar, I have to handle not only musical and character things, also the intonation is a big theme. So I hope you will create a masterclass about Intonation. Ah and I wish me a Masterclass about practice strategies, for different problems. How to learn fast technical parts, or how I have to practice lyrical parts and so on... I hope you read the comments and read my wishes :) Thanks a lot!!!

Justin Carter

One of the best videos any clarinettist at any level can watch. I have watched it several times already. Insightful and very clearly presented. Highly recommended!!

Makito Katsume

Great masterclass! I've learned alot from watching this lecture:)

Julie

Great information! THANK YOU

Yujiro

The fundamental is really helpful and useful. His tone is beautiful and we can learn his tips from this video. His English is clear for me and easy to understand.(I'm a Japanese) That is also helpful.:) Thanks.

Hyunmin

I always have been watching this master class video since it came out and I still watch it. It is extremely useful and gives me wider view on my clarinet studies.

Victor

Play with a pro is an excellent educational site to improve your clarinet playing skills. I have been impressed with the high quality of the videos which are in High Definition. I highly recommend Lee Morgan, Vol. 1 Clarinet Fundamentals. Lee Morgan is an excellent clarinet player and teacher. His explanations of clarinet fundamentals are well explained with very clear examples. I recommend “Clarinet Fundamentals” to my students and to anyone who is looking to bring his/her clarinet playing skills to the next level. I highly recommend this product.

Niall Reynolds

Although the entire video is full of insight, my favorite sections were Reeds and The Soft Palate. I have never heard simpler, clearer explanations. I wish every clarinet player could see this.

simon cole

Even as an experienced working pro I found the Lee Morgan lessons valuable and thought provoking and the playing is as charming as the man.

franck rotsztein

superbe!!grâce a ces vidéos je progresse tous les jours!!

Keven Weimann

I am a big friend of Daniel Bonade and his methods of clarinet teaching. And here comes Lee Morgan, who was a student of Robert Marcellus, who was a student by Bonade. So Morgan is able to sum up the knowledge of these old Masters. This fundamental Masterclass was exactly what I had been looking for. Especially the chapters about the embouchure and tongue position gave me a new view on my own playing and - as I would say - helped me getting better a lot.

Sara Fullerton

I really enjoyed this lesson on Fundamentals by Lee Morgan. He has a very good way of taking the foundations of the clarinet (which can be quite complex concepts at times) and making them approachable. I Highly recommend this product.

Domingos castro

Simple and inspiring concepts by a Master!

Benedikte

Lee Morgan explains the basics in a good way, and that is very inspiring.

Lewis

Lee Morgan succeeds in explaining clearly a few quite difficult concepts. An all round wonderful educational experience.

Paul Roe

Lee Morgan is a clear communicator. He steers the student through the clarinet fundamenals with aplomb.

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Orchestral Studies

Hear the perspective of a true master on important passages of the most common orchestra pieces and get advice how to overcome the challenges.

All 12 Orchestral Studies

In these 12 orchestral studies, Lee Morgan shares his tips and thoughts on how to play with a deeper sound, a clearer articulation, a stronger sense of line and most of all how to develop a stronger sense of style. Learn how to play differently when you play Italian opera music compared to German romantic repertoire. Pieces covered in this title are: La Traviata La Forza del Destino Tosca Sleeping Beauty Tristan and Isolde Lohengrin Götterdämmerung Beethoven 6th Symphony Schubert Unfinished Mendelssohn, Midsummer Nights Dream Carmen Semiramis

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La Traviata

La Traviata is maybe one of THE most popular operas of all, and for many reasons: The fantastic music, the heart breaking drama, the intimacy of the orchestration, where the clarinet solo shows Verdis mastery of writing perfectly for the instrument. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing. Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android

Carmen

The bassoons can do it easily and same thing for the oboes, but for clarinetists playing with a super short staccato is not easy. Lee will share some thoughts on how to make life easier playing this excerpt. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing. Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Semiramide

Lee Morgan - Semiramide - clarinet study  Semiramide by Rossini is what a lot of Rossini´s music is: FUN! Cheerful and playful music that really challenges the clarinetist, to play in time, yet not sound like playing with a metronome...Developing a sense of style and rythm helps to play this great excerpt. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In "The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing. Click the " Add to Cart " and then click " Check Out " to proceed to your Instant and secure HD Download and instant Stream. Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play 

La Forza del Destino

Maybe the greatest clarinet solo in the opera repertoire! Verdi was truly one of the greatest masters of Italian opera composers, and in this breathtaking opera, the clarinet solo plays a very big part, that takes understanding and sense of style to play well- but time spent on learning this solo is worth the efforts.Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing. Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Sleeping Beauty

In the great clarinet solo of Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky its not a bad idea to picture how a ballet dancer is up on their toes, to try to get the right character of the music. Lee has many fun tips and insights that hopefully will bring you further in your musical development.Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Lohengrin

Lohengrin is one of the most mysterious and gorgeous Wagner operas. This solo is only 2 bars- seems like nothing- but to make the high D come out of nothing and keep a long lyrical legato line is easier said than done. Lots of challenges lot to work on- but rest well assured that Lee will guide you safely through it:) Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Tosca

Tosca! One of the absolute greatest and most famous clarinet solos in the whole repertoire. Lee shows you how to develop this solo and how to phrase it- what to look out for and how to project and change the color of your sound. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Gotterdammerung

Learn from one of the most experienced orchestral clarinetists of his generation- Lee Morgan. In this gorgeous solo from Wagner´s gigantic masterpiece Götterdämmerung he unfolds his talent for legato playing, long lines, depth of sound and shares all his knowledge of how to acchieve this in the practice room. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes in depth through 12 different orchestral studies, with tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Tristan and Isolde

Lee Morgan Tristan and Isolde- orchestral excerpt- with print out music as pdf. One of Wagners great clarinet solo from Tristan and Isolde explained by one of the greatest orchestral clarinetists, Lee Morgan, principal clarinet of the Royal Danish Opera. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes through 12 different orchestral studies in depth, with great tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Tristan and Isolde is one of Wagners most famous operas, and for clarinet players one of the best to play, thanks to this solo. So lyrical, showing the full range of the instrument, change of colors and letting you show off your sense of musical architecture. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Midsummer Night´s Dream

Learn from one of the most experienced orchestral clarinetists of his generation. Midsummer Night´s Dream is all about articulation- make it clear, resonant, crisp and elegant and don´t stress the tempo.  Lee gives you tools to achieve this and advice that for sure will help your own playing of this incredible pice of music. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes in depth through 12 different orchestral studies, with tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on, to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Beethoven 6th Symphony

Beethoven 6th Symphony is almost on every clarinet audition and with good reason. Clarity, steady tempo, phrasing and that high repetitive D all makes this a tricky one... Learn from one of the most experienced orchestral clarinetists of his generation. Lee gives you tools to achieve this and advice that for sure will help your own playing of this incredible piece of music. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes in depth through 12 different orchestral studies, with tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

Schubert Unfinished Symphony

Schubert Unfinished Symphony has one of the most gorgeous clarinet solos in it with loooong lines and smooth legato playing. Lee gives you tools to achieve this and advice that for sure will help your own playing of this great piece of music. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations most important orchestral clarinetists and scholars. A student and a true desciple of legendary teacher and clarinetist, Robert Marcellus, Lee shares many of those same principles that Marcellus taught and shaped a whole generation of clarinetist with. In " The Lyrical Orchestral Clarinetist vol 2 ", Lee goes in depth through 12 different orchestral studies, with tips and exercises of how to practice and what to focus on. Print out the accompanying pdf to play from. Choose the exact orchestral study you want to focus on to personalize your movie library of what you find necessary to develop your playing.Copy your movies to your iOS devices or Android phones by getting the MOD Mobile app on iTunes: Click here for iOS and here for Android on Google Play

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Interview

In this free interview Lee Morgan talks about audition preparation, his student years studying with Robert Marcellus, sound, what it takes to play in orchestra, how to play balanced within the section and so much more. Lee Morgan is considered one of his generations finest clarinetists. Trained by Robert Marcellus and Fred Ormand, he joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at a very young age as Principal Clarinet. Later he joined The Royal Danish Opera Orchestra where he has now been for Principal Clarinet for 30 years. A legend in Scandinavia, where he has helped and shaped a high number of students and in many ways changed the way clarinet playing is being approached, Lee has so much to offer anyone interested in developing as a musician and as a clarinetist.

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Mozart - Clarinet Quintet

Get the wonderful Quintet by Mozart for FREE. Lee Morgan and players from The Royal Danish Opera Orchestra perform the masterpiece in this LIVE audio recording. We have kept the recording in a high definition format to keep as high a quality as possible, so do yourself the favor to put this recording onto a real stereo to enjoy fully.    

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