Klarinet Archive - Posting 000847.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: An All-State question
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 22:04:21 -0400

I have been auditioning the Illinois All-State clarinet students for the
past nine years. I can assure you that scales played with only two
octaves is sufficient. However, in Illinois, we use a standard scale
sheet....I don't really like it, but scales are one, one and a half, and
two octaves (depending on the scale).....often breaking the pattern to
skip up to the fifth and return down....much like the pattern in the David
Hite Melodious and Progressive Studies Book I (back of the book).

The altissimo register, reflected in the scales, is not necessary in the
auditions we hold.

Roger Garrett

On Tue, 21 Oct 1997 JBA7321@-----.EDU wrote:

> It depends on what state you are in. I am in Arkansas and was in
> All-State the past three years. I always played the scales in two
> octaves because to my knowledge, if you played the scales in three
> octaves, it could only hurt your scores. You didn't get any extra
> points for playing three, so why even take the risk of messing up.
> Besides, the prepared material is much more important that the
> scales. Hope this helps.
>
> Blake
> Bassoons make better firewood than clarinets
>