By: Nate Chinen, WBGO Over the last decade, Oran Etkin has garnered sizeable acclaim as a clarinetist and composer, for music that few would characterize as child’s play. But Etkin has also made a serious subspecialty out of music for kids — with Timbalooloo, an educational program encompassing classes, workshops, and albums like Finding Friends Far From … Read More
By: Lynne Heffley, Parents’ Choice Noted clarinetist, composer, and music educator Oran Etkin founded a method he calls Timbalooloo to introduce children to music by having them imagine instruments as characters who “speak” music. Here, a winning multicultural musical adventure, features Etkin and his friend, Clara Net the Clarinet, as they travel around the world, … Read More
By: Chris Spector, Midwest Record SVETLANA/Night at the Movies: Yep, thoughts become things. We thought rock ‘n’ roll and blue jeans brought down Russia but apparently it was movies and movie music. That’s what motivated this Russian lass to leave the austerity behind and come across the pond to be successful enough in business to … Read More
Oran Etkin, an internationally acclaimed jazz clarinetist and composer and founder of the Timbalooloo method of introducing young children to music, is proud to release Finding Friends Far from Home: A Journey with Clara Net. Recorded and filmed on location in Zimbabwe, Turkey, Czech Republic and China with veritable masters of each country’s traditional music, Finding Friends … Read More
by Matt Micucci, Jazziz Internationally acclaimed clarinetist/composer Oran Etkin will release Finding Friends Far from Home: A Journey with Clara Net on August 30. Etkin founded the Timbalooloo method of introducing children to music and this new record is a continuation of his innovative music education work. Recorded and filmed on location in Zimbabwe, Turkey, Czech Republic and … Read More
Matt Micucci, Jazziz Jazz School: Education News Oran Etkin’s Upcoming Multicultural LP Introduces Young Children to World Music:Musician/composer Oran Etkin will release his forthcoming album, Finding Friends Far From Home: A Journey with Clara Net, on August 30. This new release is part of Etkin’s Timbalooloo program, which introduces young children to music. The album straddles … Read More
Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo Releases Finding Friends Far from Home: A Journey With Clara Net Available on August 30, 2019 Tour Dates in NYC, Santa Monica, Washington DC, Baltimore, Palo Alto, Austria and France, plus more to be announced soon! “Ebullient” – New York Times “His method effortlessly conveys sophisticated concepts in a fun, musical way … Read More
