| Presenter's Short Biography | Beth A. Fabrizio holds a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music in Clarinet Performance and a Master of Music in Conducting, Education and Performance from Ithaca College. She has studied conducting with Rodney Winther and Dr. Donald Hunsberger and Clarinet with Michael Webster, Richard Waller, Stanley Hasty, William Osseck, Carmine Campione and performed in master classes with Richard Stoltzman.
Ms. Fabrizio maintains a private clarinet studio with numerous students pursuing careers in music education, music business, therapy, recording and performance. She herself performed as the principal clarinetist and personnel manager with The Greater Rochester Music Educators Wind Ensemble, and former Eb clarinet with The Perinton Concert Band. Beth is a freelance performer and is an active artist/ clinician for The D’addario Corporation and a Regional Artist and Educational Clinician with the Conn-Selmer Corporation. She has just recently retired after 36 years as a public-school educator, and most recently from The Hilton Central School District as a director of Bands at Village Elementary. Beth is also presenting educational clinics and workshops thru Fabrizio’s Musical Concepts.
Ms. Fabrizio has conducted honor bands and presented master classes and clinics across the United States, Europe, Japan and Malaysia. Beth has taught marching bands and drum and bugle corps throughout the United States and Asia. Ms. Fabrizio has been the brass caption head with The Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, brass coordinator with The Pride of Soka from Tokyo, Japan, brass staff with The Boston Crusaders, The Glassmen and The Spirit of Atlanta. Beth adjudicates for DCI, BOA, WGI and numerous other state associations. She has also been inducted into Delta Kappa Gamma, Sigma Alpha Iota and Alpha Chi Omega. Ms. Fabrizio is honored to be the president and a charter member of the newly formed Chi chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity and was inducted in May of 2022.
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| Session Description | Title: It Takes Two: The first years of the Clarinet and Saxophone
Description:
Building a formidable Woodwind program is paramount in the students' early stages, primarily years one and two. Basic and solid fundamentals for Clarinet and Saxophone students along with strong reed, mouthpiece and equipment knowledge is key. Looking to support and improve motivation, efficiency, retention and ultimately musical successes.
What:
Supporting your Clarinet and Saxophone Musicians in the areas of Embouchure, Hand Positions, Tonguing, Intonation, Reeds and their care, Mouthpieces, Ligatures and the basic one on one issues that arise in the first years of performance. Demonstrations from clinician along with asking for volunteers from the audience to demonstrate these techniques and strategies
Who does this apply to:
>Beginning to advanced students and programs
>Title one schools to highly supported programs
>For all size school populations
>International Baccalaureate
>Student Teachers/New educators/Experience Educators
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