Klarinet Archive - Posting 000472.txt from 2004/01

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Best Etudes/Method for Learning Scales?
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:28:19 -0500

Hello Mike,

Obviously you would want to look at the Baermann Vol 3, which is the
primary book in his method for scales. It is available in several editions
(and isn't very expensive).

Another interesting book which we have just started carrying is Volume 2 of
the Klarinetten-Schule by Rudolf Jettel. It is similar in some ways to
Baermenn 3 (for example the scales use most of the range of the instrument,
not just 2 or 3 octaves), but has much more work on the minor scales than
Baermann. This book is $32.95 + S&H

Gary
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At 12:39 PM 1/15/04, you wrote:
>Dear Folks,
>
>What, in your opinion, would be the best method/etude book for an
>intermediate adult player who wishes to develop thorough knowledge of the
>scales? I am looking for a system that possibly incorporates exercises in
>many keys, and might be more enjoyable musically to work through than a
>straightforward book of scale exercises (as I find the one I have rather a
>drudgery to plod through, especially when I am tired in the evening.)
>
>Previously, I have worked with C. Baerman's Complete Method for Clarinet,
>Op.63 (1st and 2nd Divisions (which I think is wonderful), and I am looking
>for more.
>
>Apologies for this being a potentially loaded or ignorant question (or if I
>am fooling myself that such a method might exist), but I thought asking the
>group might help me execute a more productive initial search, instead of
>having to flip through stacks of music books blindly.
>
>Thanks sincerely,
>
>Mike
>
>Mike Kubit
>m.kubit@-----.net

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