Klarinet Archive - Posting 000506.txt from 1999/05

From: "McBride, Jerry" <jmcbride@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Methods for Beginners
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 12:05:02 -0400

I've not taught beginners for a few years and would be interested in
recommendations for beginning method and solo books that can motivate the
average 9 year old. Books that emphasize the low register for quite a while
and are careful in how "crossing the break" is introduced would be very
useful. I've used the Rubank methods before and they have many strengths.
They seem rather dated now and do seem to excite the 9 year olds of the 90s.
The Collis method books work well for many students, but the first volume
moves very quickly into the upper register and does not provide much
practice for the A-B bridge.

Jerry McBride, Music Librarian Music Library
Jerry.McBride@-----.edu Center for the Arts
(802) 443-5217 Middlebury College
Fax: (802) 443-2057 Middlebury, VT 05753-6177
http://www.middlebury.edu/~lib/musiclib/musiclib.html

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