Thank you Doreen! I've been trying to figure out how to growl on my sax, and all of the sax videos for it sucked, but I finally got it after watching you. It's something they don't teach in those boring band classes.
I’m so happy I came across your comment, I’ve been trying to learn on my alto and you’re correct the sax videos aren’t very helpful on here. Also, let’s me honest, who else would you want to teach you how to growl? Doreen is perfect
it's ironic. and i love the sound of the sax too, i switched to clarinet from flute, it seems much easier., the other day it was very nice in Ohio on Wednesday evening, and i went outside to practice, later one of the teens was dropped off and their dad thought i was playing the sax., i dont know if thats a compliment.. maybe it is ?
Ms Doreen I never knew a clarinet could sound like that until the first time I ran across you playing, (House of the rising sun) on Royal street in 2017, the beautiful sound coming from your clarinet picked me up out of my shoes. Thank you Ms doreen I respect you greatly🙏🏾
New fan here. I bought a new clarinet to replace my old one from my childhood and i have to relearn everything. But I’m okay with that. With excellent teachers like her I’ll be just fine
I don't play the clarinet and probably never will, but I just wanted to hear this woman talk, and now that I'm here I could stay for hours. You're so sweet and inspiring!
I don’t even play a clarinet but enjoy listening to your lessons. I appreciate your skill,talent, and the soul of your music! Thank you for sharing. That growl sounds so cool!
Your heart is as beautiful as your playing. Been doing the Spanish R or flutter tongue growl for a long time on my tenor sax. I’ve never seen the technique taught or explained as you have here in this video. I am a new fan of yours. Found you from watching some Leo P videos and your House of the Rising Sun popped up. Instantly hooked! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I grew up in Lafayette and that tone was frowned upon by my HS music teacher. Thankfully I had many cousins in the New Orleans bands and they made sure I was good. Thanks for teaching the style.
I was in many different school bands, all the way from Germany to Canada to multiple US states, nowhere ever even mentioned a clarinet could sound like this let alone teach how to achieve it. Idk how Lafayette is now, but when I graduated we were extremely hardcore straight to point no waisting time, play it as it's meant to be played. Which was very interesting to me that Louisiana of all places I felt the least freeing my music and the most "judged" in a bad way while playing
It's just so amazing. I'm a really rubbish player, but I play in a band each week and finding you and your videos, it's just so inspiring. You put joy into the world ❤️
You're a precious lady! I love your gentle spirit about you! You know and recognize where your gift to play the clarinet comes from. It comes from above, from God Almighty Himself! God bless you and keep playing!
Thank you so much! I JUST discovered your channel. I want to play my clarinet again, and haven't hardly touched it for the past 20 years, but I'm in an apartment unfortunately. I used to know how to growl, and completely forgot, and this retaught me. Now I just need to find a time and place to play.
I'm a hobbyist. My cousin is a music student and he taught me flutter tonguing (spanish R), to practice tonguing as well as learning the pressure required for the reed to make a rich tone.
Happy belated birthday 🥳 to my absolute favorite queen. Once Covid is over I so want to come see and play with you 🥰🥰🥰🥰 You are truly an inspiration to many but especially African American females. I can tell you how much I listen to you! I also play jazz and would love to collaborate one day! A few friends of mine and I are planing a road trip after Covid but we will email you first 🤗promise 🤗. Truly blessed to have you to look up to!!!!!!
Ms. Ketchens, Sista Gurl... i'm so glad i found you.. YOU is THE Bomb. Truly. You get my flowers while you're still here. True story: a couple of months ago, after i had bought a cheap flute and was looking for lesson info on TH-cam.. you came up on the sidebar (playing "House of the Rising Sun") and when i heard that "Growl.." and how you do the damn thang... i was like "Dat's dat Sh!t, right there".. you brought me to a Louis Armstrong Satchmo place.. i clicked off TH-cam, and Googled you, to do more and more research on this Doreen Queen. After that i knew flute wasn't my cup of tea.. I never dug blowing into the hole and holding the instrument off to the side, i just wasn't ready to go far with that. So i moved on, and got into those mini-saxes with a Reed (oh no, a Reed), the first of 2 i have, is made of Bamboo. i had my initial nightmares.. getting my embouchure right.. Then went on a vacation, to ... The Philippines.. & just happened to be in a music store one day.. and saw a Clarinet sitting there.. it was "Calling" me.. so i bought it... and it's been love at first sight.. Again, at first the reed playing was a struggle. & in my search for the right Reed, i found a store in Manila (Musicgear Manila), and the good people in there have everything Clarinet that you could ask for. I got the reeds and mouthpiece that made a ton of difference for me. & the Ligature: BG Duo is my soulmate. Plus they told me about a guy who gives lessons.. & dig this (blessing from above, when you know God has stepped in the room) that guy LIVES IN THE SAME BUILDING i was staying at.. after just 2 lessons, my embouchure/reed issue was past history.. But, i feel like you and your whole bag of Doreen Ketchens wonderfulness.. planted this seed.. & i must say, you are inspirational. God bless you. Keep Growling baby.. & thanks for this short how to... Now i'm Growling with you.. Peace
Doreen, i dont have any money right now, but i swear i will donate to your venmo. i have loved your playing for so long, and its so inspiring. ive just gotten back into playing. i played for 6 years, stopped for 4, and now i'm back at it. i'm trying to have fun with it and i've always wanted to learn how you did this technique on house of the rising sun. i appreciate you putting this information out for free. you are so amazing.
I love that you’re putting out lessons!!!! I’ve been watching you for years and you’ve inspired me to play clarinet again. Thank you for adding your incredible beauty to the world.
I had to leave Lake Charles due to the hurricane 🌀 and I moved to New Orleans, then Ida came. But music like yours keeps me going and brings back hope for my hometowns in rough times.
Mrs Doreen, I absolutely love how you play! It is just so extremely unique your playing is! As a string player, I know nothing about clarinet 😂 but I always enjoy watching your videos! God bless you!
Hey Doreen...Your Magnificence...I have no problem doing the "rrrrrr" until I put the clarinet in my mouth. Can't make it happen with single lip, only quickly switching to double, which is impractical. Any ideas? I'll save your answer for the lesson. I'll be in touch.
Hi. This is the first time I'm watching you. I love your personality. Thanks for the lessons. The PayPal is on the flip-side.... well, we will figure it out. Cheers.
Omfg I have been playing with the growl and I didn't even know it I do that when I practice scales I do it all the time im good at something I didn't even know I was doing
Hello Doreen! The spanish r... do you roll it back of your tongue or the front? I'd always thought the front was fluttertongue, and have never managed to roll an r from the back. Front of the tongue rolling has given me trouble with air volume before... I should try it again. maybe with House of the Rising Sun. Third way I know about is humming a note off from what you're playing.
Hello Darlin, Here From Ohio.. watching your clarinet lessons. i had to stop taking lessons being that i had a scheduling conflict / and drs appointments, but take my lessons from a gentlemen from Tennessee he started doing zoom classes with his student's during the pandemic and it's been still going, his name is Mr. Borchers, i switched to clarinet because it's so much easier than the flute, in my opinion.,i know this video is old but curious if you'd be doing any recent lessons? for this year?... i plan to re-apply for some liberal arts universities in Ohio, for their music programs , i also play Irish Tin Whistle or anything with holes? i guess. any who. i stumbled upon your channel, i hope it's ok. i'm still a beginner but i am the type that can pick up my instrument and play a song. i n ever learned, i love the house of rising sun.. can you do a tutorial on that song Ms. Doreen?
Hi, Queen! Thank you very much for this video! This content is very interesting!!! So, I'm trying learn use a paypal... I hope can support a little bit.
Awesome! In high brow music, we call it flutter tonguing. I'm so impressed with your playing and lessons. I hope to pick up my clarinet again soon and take your lessons. Have you given a lesson on bending??? I never mastered that! I'd love help from a master like yourself!!!!!
Hi! What vowel are you thinking to get your throat together to growl on altissimo notes? That’s where I’m losing it and it just can’t figure out how to structure my airstream/throat/back of tongue for this. Ee hasn’t been helping.
Oh man i have a really bad R pronunciation. Do you think It would impact this technique? I am now away from my clarinet and cant try this out untill next week :'(((
Thank you Doreen! I've been trying to figure out how to growl on my sax, and all of the sax videos for it sucked, but I finally got it after watching you. It's something they don't teach in those boring band classes.
I’m so happy I came across your comment, I’ve been trying to learn on my alto and you’re correct the sax videos aren’t very helpful on here. Also, let’s me honest, who else would you want to teach you how to growl? Doreen is perfect
it's ironic. and i love the sound of the sax too, i switched to clarinet from flute, it seems much easier., the other day it was very nice in Ohio on Wednesday evening, and i went outside to practice, later one of the teens was dropped off and their dad thought i was playing the sax., i dont know if thats a compliment.. maybe it is ?
Ms Doreen I never knew a clarinet could sound like that until the first time I ran across you playing,
(House of the rising sun) on Royal street in 2017, the beautiful sound coming from your clarinet picked me up out of my shoes. Thank you Ms doreen I respect you greatly🙏🏾
Ms Doreen the sign is still backwards. Just letting you know 🥰 I wrote it down the right way though! Much love ❤️
Lesson starts at 3:50
My mind melted the first time I heard you play.
New fan here. I bought a new clarinet to replace my old one from my childhood and i have to relearn everything. But I’m okay with that. With excellent teachers like her I’ll be just fine
Just learning who Doreen is. What a musician and just all round genuine person. Where have I been?
I don't play the clarinet and probably never will, but I just wanted to hear this woman talk, and now that I'm here I could stay for hours. You're so sweet and inspiring!
I don’t even play a clarinet but enjoy listening to your lessons. I appreciate your skill,talent, and the soul of your music! Thank you for sharing. That growl sounds so cool!
Your heart is as beautiful as your playing. Been doing the Spanish R or flutter tongue growl for a long time on my tenor sax.
I’ve never seen the technique taught or explained as you have here in this video.
I am a new fan of yours. Found you from watching some Leo P videos and your House of the Rising Sun popped up.
Instantly hooked! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
tenor sax is a beautiful instrument! i hope you have been learning the spanish r and flutter toungue well!
Thank you for this! I have been trying to learn how to growl for so long so I am going to try your method and hopefully it works!
Happy birthday Doreen!
Ma’am the paypal sign is still on the flipside
I think it was alright until this video😂
@@Text.__. Yeah, Doreen you had it right all along
when she went "here it is again" i just died laughing 😂😂😂😂 what a legend
I grew up in Lafayette and that tone was frowned upon by my HS music teacher. Thankfully I had many cousins in the New Orleans bands and they made sure I was good. Thanks for teaching the style.
I was in many different school bands, all the way from Germany to Canada to multiple US states, nowhere ever even mentioned a clarinet could sound like this let alone teach how to achieve it. Idk how Lafayette is now, but when I graduated we were extremely hardcore straight to point no waisting time, play it as it's meant to be played. Which was very interesting to me that Louisiana of all places I felt the least freeing my music and the most "judged" in a bad way while playing
It's just so amazing. I'm a really rubbish player, but I play in a band each week and finding you and your videos, it's just so inspiring. You put joy into the world ❤️
The spanish R sounds a litle more rounded and full imo. Love you Doreen! Thank you so much for making these videos!
clarinet player here!! You posted this on my birthday :D I'm finally picking my clarinet back up after 3 years. Thank you for this!!
I don't even play or have a clarinet, but I enjoy hearing your lessons!!!
Such a lovely person, you're the best clarinetist I've ever had the chance to listen to!
Why does that growling sounds give me goose bumps😅
You're a precious lady! I love your gentle spirit about you!
You know and recognize where your gift to play the clarinet comes from. It comes from above, from God Almighty Himself!
God bless you and keep playing!
Thank you so much! I JUST discovered your channel. I want to play my clarinet again, and haven't hardly touched it for the past 20 years, but I'm in an apartment unfortunately. I used to know how to growl, and completely forgot, and this retaught me. Now I just need to find a time and place to play.
Doreen-Ken here. I just listened to this because i wanted to hear your voice and see your BEAUTIFUL face! You are our angel! WE LOVE YOU!!
I'm a hobbyist. My cousin is a music student and he taught me flutter tonguing (spanish R), to practice tonguing as well as learning the pressure required for the reed to make a rich tone.
Happy belated birthday 🥳 to my absolute favorite queen. Once Covid is over I so want to come see and play with you 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You are truly an inspiration to many but especially African American females. I can tell you how much I listen to you! I also play jazz and would love to collaborate one day! A few friends of mine and I are planing a road trip after Covid but we will email you first 🤗promise 🤗. Truly blessed to have you to look up to!!!!!!
Ms. Ketchens, Sista Gurl... i'm so glad i found you.. YOU is THE Bomb. Truly. You get my flowers while you're still here. True story: a couple of months ago, after i had bought a cheap flute and was looking for lesson info on TH-cam.. you came up on the sidebar (playing "House of the Rising Sun") and when i heard that "Growl.." and how you do the damn thang... i was like "Dat's dat Sh!t, right there".. you brought me to a Louis Armstrong Satchmo place.. i clicked off TH-cam, and Googled you, to do more and more research on this Doreen Queen. After that i knew flute wasn't my cup of tea.. I never dug blowing into the hole and holding the instrument off to the side, i just wasn't ready to go far with that. So i moved on, and got into those mini-saxes with a Reed (oh no, a Reed), the first of 2 i have, is made of Bamboo. i had my initial nightmares.. getting my embouchure right.. Then went on a vacation, to ... The Philippines.. & just happened to be in a music store one day.. and saw a Clarinet sitting there.. it was "Calling" me.. so i bought it... and it's been love at first sight.. Again, at first the reed playing was a struggle. & in my search for the right Reed, i found a store in Manila (Musicgear Manila), and the good people in there have everything Clarinet that you could ask for. I got the reeds and mouthpiece that made a ton of difference for me. & the Ligature: BG Duo is my soulmate. Plus they told me about a guy who gives lessons.. & dig this (blessing from above, when you know God has stepped in the room) that guy LIVES IN THE SAME BUILDING i was staying at.. after just 2 lessons, my embouchure/reed issue was past history.. But, i feel like you and your whole bag of Doreen Ketchens wonderfulness.. planted this seed.. & i must say, you are inspirational. God bless you. Keep Growling baby.. & thanks for this short how to... Now i'm Growling with you.. Peace
Thank you Doreen, Love form Hong Kong. Practice @7:50
Doreen! Greetings from Israel! One of my students was struggling with learning how to growl and I shared this video with her. Thank you so much.
大変わかりやすく、簡単にできるようになりました！感謝です
When you went up in the range growling, my Golden started howling big time ❤️
Nice volume in this video! So glad you're still hanging in there with this danged pandemic.
Doreen, i dont have any money right now, but i swear i will donate to your venmo. i have loved your playing for so long, and its so inspiring. ive just gotten back into playing. i played for 6 years, stopped for 4, and now i'm back at it. i'm trying to have fun with it and i've always wanted to learn how you did this technique on house of the rising sun. i appreciate you putting this information out for free. you are so amazing.
You have a beautiful sound! With or without the growl. Keep swingin!
I love that you’re putting out lessons!!!! I’ve been watching you for years and you’ve inspired me to play clarinet again. Thank you for adding your incredible beauty to the world.
You are amazing. I don't know what to say. Love you .... LOTS.
This is the best video on youtube
music has been making me cry lately....hellooooo from Sactown SACRAMENTO sis Doreen.....#imaflutist... u made me cry touching precious tears!!!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am on my third year doing the clarinet and I’ve been want to do this after my first year🙏🙏🙏🙏
I had to leave Lake Charles due to the hurricane 🌀 and I moved to New Orleans, then Ida came. But music like yours keeps me going and brings back hope for my hometowns in rough times.
You are an inspiration Doreen. Thank you.
I fully agree 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😻😻😻
This was super helpful! I was able to learn how to do it! Thanks Doreen! God Bless You!
Omg Doreen we all love you you are the best clarinet player ever and I hope you don’t get bad weather in new orliens
what an angel, honestly
I love how you always play with your eyes closed. You're an amazing gift to this Earth!
Doreen you play beautifully and you have such a kind soul. God bless you ❤️
So cool you are giving lessons on youtube.
Thank you so much!
Fabulous Doreen 🥰
Thanks Doreen. Michoacán, México
This lady is AMAZING
Bless Doreen and her Shine. Absolute beauty.
im gonna practice this and try to impress my band teacher thanks for this lesson appreaciete it
Hi Miss Doreen. Loving your music always. We love the cd and you have our respect and love.
Doreen love your playing and teaching. Just to mention the sign you showed wad the WRONG way round I could not read who to donate to.
Thanks a lot mentor
Mrs Doreen, I absolutely love how you play! It is just so extremely unique your playing is! As a string player, I know nothing about clarinet 😂 but I always enjoy watching your videos!
God bless you!
Hey Doreen...Your Magnificence...I have no problem doing the "rrrrrr" until I put the clarinet in my mouth. Can't make it happen with single lip, only quickly switching to double, which is impractical.
Any ideas? I'll save your answer for the lesson. I'll be in touch.
harikasınız, sizi hayranlıkla izliyorum ve takdir ediyorum, siz bir hediyesiniz
If I come to New Orleans I'm bringing my Trumpet and we're going to jam! I've only been playing for 20 years, but I'll try to keep up!
Hi. This is the first time I'm watching you. I love your personality. Thanks for the lessons. The PayPal is on the flip-side.... well, we will figure it out.
Cheers.
You are awesome. I wish there was a biography/autobiography so we could understand your history and how you came to be who you are.
I have a lot of respect for you.☀️☀️☀️
This is really good for any one Reed Instrument. I play sax this is very useful
Thank you Doreen!
She is amazing
Hello doreens i love your tone so much.
Hey you are sooo cool
Omfg I have been playing with the growl and I didn't even know it I do that when I practice scales I do it all the time im good at something I didn't even know I was doing
THANKS
Doreen needs more subs
I watched her for the first time ever today & before the video was over I subscribed!
OmG i am such a fan. Much love from Europe Doreen! ❤❤❤
So I've been growling this whole time?! Did the spanish R one as a way to just make noise, didnt know it was growling, lol
Hello Doreen! The spanish r... do you roll it back of your tongue or the front? I'd always thought the front was fluttertongue, and have never managed to roll an r from the back. Front of the tongue rolling has given me trouble with air volume before... I should try it again. maybe with House of the Rising Sun.
Third way I know about is humming a note off from what you're playing.
Thank you Miss D!! So helpful for my alto sax playing! ❤💯❤⚘
Hello Darlin, Here From Ohio.. watching your clarinet lessons. i had to stop taking lessons being that i had a scheduling conflict / and drs appointments, but take my lessons from a gentlemen from Tennessee he started doing zoom classes with his student's during the pandemic and it's been still going, his name is Mr. Borchers, i switched to clarinet because it's so much easier than the flute, in my opinion.,i know this video is old but curious if you'd be doing any recent lessons? for this year?... i plan to re-apply for some liberal arts universities in Ohio, for their music programs , i also play Irish Tin Whistle or anything with holes? i guess. any who. i stumbled upon your channel, i hope it's ok. i'm still a beginner but i am the type that can pick up my instrument and play a song. i n ever learned, i love the house of rising sun.. can you do a tutorial on that song Ms. Doreen?
Thanks from Greece
Such a beautiful growl.
Yeah! Well explained😻😻😻👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
the goat.
Parabéns, é um prazer vê-la nos seus vídeos.
I love you, your talent, music EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!
So wish I brought my clarinet home man
THANK YOU!!
Nota dez professora.
I growl on my Clarinet by letting a little sloppy air out on the right side of my reed. I learned how to do it on the Saxophone first...
They don't sound the same. The roll is so much cleaner and strong.
Doreen I absolutely love you and your content :DD
Hi, Queen! Thank you very much for this video! This content is very interesting!!! So, I'm trying learn use a paypal... I hope can support a little bit.
Doreens ja sou seu fã aqui no Brasil ♡♡♡♡
Thank you Ma'am Doreen for your music i love it.this is my first and i want to keep on watching you ma'am.godbless.
Happy Birthday Ma'am. Sorry I'm 14 months late. :)
Awesome! In high brow music, we call it flutter tonguing. I'm so impressed with your playing and lessons. I hope to pick up my clarinet again soon and take your lessons.
Have you given a lesson on bending??? I never mastered that! I'd love help from a master like yourself!!!!!
More vids like this pls♡♡☆☆!!😄
THIS IS THAT LADY
I use the Spanish RRRRR when I growl
Cool.
So beautiful...
Hi! What vowel are you thinking to get your throat together to growl on altissimo notes? That’s where I’m losing it and it just can’t figure out how to structure my airstream/throat/back of tongue for this. Ee hasn’t been helping.
Oh man i have a really bad R pronunciation. Do you think It would impact this technique? I am now away from my clarinet and cant try this out untill next week :'(((
Curious about your setup.
Yeah, it sure looks like a Duo Music clarinet from Korea. The "Shine" model sells for only $750 ??? If so, she can play anything and make it sing.