Klarinet Archive - Posting 001118.txt from 2004/07

From: "Film & Music Promotion Management" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] DVD now included with Essential Elements 2000 plus!
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:58:08 -0400

Yup - all 185 play along tracks are on the DVD. Still includes the CD,
but the DVD has a ton of stuff on it.
Having a real band playing, a real clarinetist for the demos and
adjustable tempi for the music tracks (not midi, real music tracks)
are great features that I'd expect for a $20 book, not $8.
Finale Notepad software is included on it too.

David B. (btw - I have no affiliation w/the book, publishers, etc)

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Subject: Re: [kl] DVD now included with Essential Elements 2000 plus!
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:40:17 -0400

At 05:59 PM 7/30/2004 -0400, David Blumberg wrote:
>I just came across a new version of the Essential Elements 2000
(*plus
>dvd) book 1 (starting band method for Clarinet) and now it includes a
>DVD play along! It includes in the DVD assembling, tone production
>and a few other things. The book still costs $7.95 which for what
>comes with it is a real bargain. It also even comes with Smartmusic's
>accompaniments for the whole book - same cost. I always use at least
2
>books (Galper's Clarinet Method is my mainstaple) and this other one
I
>was glad that they added a lot to it for the same price still.
>Wouldn't be surprised if it goes up to $15, but not yet.
>
>Also it comes with the play along with a real clarinetist playing,
and
>a program which slows down the music up to 50% without a bit of
>distortion - all included! Also speeds it up to 125%. Even comes with
>some music listening tracks like Mars from the Planets (band version)
>and about 10 others.
>
>I was impressed, very impressed.

The book previously came with a CD with the accompaniments. The new,
improved version, obviously designed for playing in COMPUTERS rather
than
CD players, is a step up. Production cost is not dramatically
different,
although I think the book with CD USED TO be $6.95.

Bill Hausmann
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