Izumi Fujiyama

In July 2026, I attended the International Clarinet Association (ICA) Clarinet Festival in Korea 2026. ClarinetFest is one of the most important international events for clarinetists, educators, researchers, students, and clarinet lovers from around the world. Each summer, the festival brings together performers and participants from many countries. In 2026, it was held in Korea, and the 2027 festival is scheduled to take place in Salt Lake City, Utah. For me, this festival was more than a...

This article is based on material from a past online workshop on Jacques Lancelot's 21 Etudes, especially No. 7 and No. 9. In the workshop, we looked at how to read information from the score and connect it to actual playing: key signatures, dynamics, expression markings, rhythm patterns, phrase shape, and musical form. This article focuses on one small but important example from No. 7: the F♯ in measure 3. At first, this may seem like a simple fingering question. But in etude practice, a...

At Fujiyama Clarinet Studio, we continuously offer lessons that prioritize clarinet fundamentals, along with various programs and online challenges, so that everyone who loves the clarinet can brush up their skills at their own pace—wherever they are. Recently, we ran the “Demnitz Etude Challenge”, aiming to elevate the essential clarinet articulations—tenuto (tonguing), legato, and staccato—from “I can do it” to “I can manage it consistently.” By making it easy to incorporate into daily...