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Author: Todd
Date: 1999-04-01 04:47
I've heard a clarinet fingering book mentioned a few times. It is by Ridenour. I've tried to find it but can't. Can someone tell me it's full name, author, publisher, catalog number, and possibly where I might be able to purchase a copy? I heard it's one of the best fingering books around.
Thanks
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-04-01 11:46
Clarinet Fingerings by Thomas Ridenour. Leblanc Educational Publications, SB, 52 pages. The third edition of this popular book. The focus is on fingerings for the altissimo notes with up to 24 alternate fingerings for each note. However, the strength of this book is that it is not just diagrams of fingerings but includes the advantages and shortcomings of each choice and suggests repertoire in which they are appropriate. 11.95
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Author: Irwin
Date: 1999-04-02 02:44
A possible alternative is to get a fingering chart online. It may not be as good as what you're looking for, however, it's free and available immediately.
http://www.ar.com.au/~vlee/fingering_chart/fingering_chart.htm
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Author: paul
Date: 1999-04-06 20:41
The standard drill books have very good fingering charts for all of the notes on the clarinet, plus you get some great material to work on. I believe the Rubank and the Langenus books have fingering charts, including at least the rudimentary trills. The Ridenour book is a wealth of knowledge, particularly in the altissimo, as mentioned above. What I like about the Ridenour book is the set of blank pages at the back, ready for your own fingerings and notes. Just fill in the toneholes/keys on the supplied diagram and jot down your own descriptive notes on the side.
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-04-07 02:35
paul wrote:
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The standard drill books have very good fingering charts for all of the notes on the clarinet, plus you get some great material to work on. I believe the Rubank and the Langenus books have fingering charts, including at least the rudimentary trills. The Ridenour book is a wealth of knowledge, particularly in the altissimo, as mentioned above. What I like about the Ridenour book is the set of blank pages at the back, ready for your own fingerings and notes. Just fill in the toneholes/keys on the supplied diagram and jot down your own descriptive notes on the side.
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Be sure that it is the advanced books in the Rubank series. The elementary and intermediate books only have basic fingering charts and no trill charts. The advanced volumes have a chart that goes to the C above the 5th ledger line above the staff with mutiple fingering for many of the notes (although not as extensive as I hear the Ridenour book is). The trill chart is in the middle of the book and shows some good choices for the more difficult trills. No doubt there are more but these volumes are easy to get hold of on the spur of the moment as most band stores do carry them in stock and you don't have to wait around for them to be ordered in.
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