Klarinet Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2009/12

From: Michael Nichols <mrn.clarinet@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Books for starting students?
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:14:00 -0500

I used Klose as a beginner, more specifically Klose-Prescott First and
Second Year, which contains a lot of the best stuff out of the
complete Klose Method, including the finger exercises, many of the
duets, and scales (but is half the price of the complete method).
It's not laid out in lesson format like Rubank is, so it requires the
teacher to exercise more judgment as to what to work on when, but the
exercises are really well thought out and very useful in building
technique.

My father (who had played clarinet as a child) bought me Rubank
Elementary when my parents bought me my first clarinet, but I never
worked out of it. (I still have the book, though.) When I started
taking lessons my teacher had me buy Klose, and that's what we used,
pretty much from day one.

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Rosheen Bicknell
<duchess_lia@-----.com> wrote:
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> Hi All,
>
> This is my first post to the list, though I have been
> reading for a while. Thank you all so much for providing this gold mine
> of information!
>
> I am after reccomendations of books to start a
> learner on, both for adult learners and children, as I am just
> beginning to teach privately. Which ones are your favourites and why?
>
> Thanks for your help and wisdom :)
>
> Rosheen
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