Klarinet Archive - Posting 000259.txt from 1997/05

From: AnneVacca@-----.com
Subj: Re: Materials to use with beginners
Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 00:26:45 -0400

Well I have been following this thread and although there have been many
suggestions of materials all of the ones that I was familiar with were far
too advanced for beginners. Based on my own teaching experience with
beginners these kids usually are not even over the break yet. If they are
over the break, they may have just started with that level. Many kids are
able to play from low f to throat Bb easily. The rhythms that the kids will
know will be quarter, half, whole, eight notes. The will have most likely
been introduced to dotted quarter- eight notes and maybe 16th notes.

I have recently found a very good duet book to use with beginners. It
contains over 20 duets and they are all in the bottom register of the
clarinet.
The book is:
Duos and Trios for Clarinets- Elias Davidsson

I would recommend this book for anyone with beginning students. This book
can be ordered from Mr. Davidsson directly. You may have remembered Mr.
Davidsson's e-mail to the list announcing his new book. If not here is his
e-mail address:
EDavid@-----.is

Finding supplemental material at this level can be difficult.

In a message dated 5/8/97 10:41:32 AM, you wrote:

>on 5/7/97 10:05 AM, Kathy Webster wrote:
>
>>I am going to start teaching clarinet again this summer--it has been a
>>while. The students I will be teaching have had one year in a beginning
>>band program. What methods or other books can you suggest for the first
>>1-3 years of private lessons? I would really appreciate your help.
<snip>

>60 Rambles - Leon Lester - already mentioned
>also, "The Advancing Clarinetist"
>
>Melodious and Progressive v.1, ed. David Hite
>
>also duets - Rubank Selected Duets, v.1, and 40 Melodies with the
>Accompaniment of a second clarinet, ed. Hite/Southern

The above mentioned materials are all good supplemental material, but for too
advanced for a player who has only been playing for 1 year.

>Hope this helps.
>
>David
>
>David Niethamer
>Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
>niethamer@-----.edu
>dbnclar1@-----.com
>http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/
>
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Anne Vacca
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