Karla Avila

Karla Avila teaches on the woodwind and jazz faculty at Laney College in Oakland and the French-American International School in San Francisco. She maintains a private teaching studio in S.F. and at Logan High School in Union City.

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Karla Avila - January 9, 2014

If you’re a clarinet or saxophone player, even if you’re just starting, you’ll hear and think a lot about reeds, the sound-making part of the instrument’s mouthpiece. Here are the secrets professionals use to make them last.