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Author: Jameslyons
Date: 2008-05-31 10:03
Or ist the Carl Baerman Complete Method For Clarinet exercise book crazy difficult. It's like the piano virtuoso series.
It's funny, usually you play exercises in order to get a piece of music down. I have a feeling that playing pieces of music will help you complete the exercises in this book. I mean, jeez!
I love it, though. It's like here's exercise 6: timing
slurring
breath
fingering thirds
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2008-05-31 15:02
Whoa,
slow down
you'll get it
took me months to get through it once --and there is more to settle into my brain and fingers.
The use of the full range of the clarinet and the need to employ all sorts of alternative fingerings adds to the challenge --particularly in the altissimo register. I recommend guidance!
Bob Phillips
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Author: William
Date: 2008-05-31 15:34
Concentrate on the scales--major & minor, the "returning" arpeggiated section, and the scales in thirds first. Those sections are the most important part of the book and when you master them, then worry about the rest. After 40 yrs, I'm still trying to "master" those sections--but I've gotten "good" enough to try the rest LOL. Trying to learn the "whole book" at first setting is not a realistic goal to set for yourself. And remember, most music is primarily composed using scales, arpeggios and a variety of intervals, the third being the most common. By mastering all the scales and arpeggios in "The Book", playing real music becomes less a challenge and a lot more fun. The reverse process--music to learn scales,etc--is not as productive nor practical.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2008-05-31 16:08
I assume you’re talking about book 3. I consider that to be the “bible” of clarinet studies, as many teachers do. If it is beyond your capabilities at this point you should begin with something a little less demanding and build up to it. I suggest the Albert scales in the Lazarus book 2, probably also sold separately, and work your way up to the Baermann. ESP, www.peabody.jhu.edu/457
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Author: Jameslyons
Date: 2008-06-02 19:10
Thanks for the answers everyone. I started with my teacher's suggestion of the Rubank introduction to Clarinet, but when I went through that, he suggested teh intermediate. Since I had a copy of Baerman's I was hoping that I could use that instead of spending the ....seven dollars...on the Intermediate.
I like the scale exercises in Baermans. But I think I'll look into investing in the Rubanks.
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2008-06-02 19:12
Do the Rubank as your teacher suggests. You can do the Baerman as well, just play all of the exercises as eighth notes instead of sixteenths (or, as suggested above, play sixteenths at a really slow pace).
Good luck!
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: blazian
Date: 2008-06-03 18:13
Playing Baermann on bass clarinet is even more fun ![[rotate]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley25.gif)
- Martin
Post Edited (2008-06-03 18:14)
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