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Author: n_hanson12
Date: 2004-04-13 22:24
Alright,
I am a junior in high school. I do not have a "clarinet teacher" exactly. I take lessons from my band director, who can play the clarinet, but he's really a tuba player; I can play far better than him. However, I do not have the means to take any other private lessons, so this is what I have.
We are trying to prepare me for college, so first I memorized all my major scales, now I am in the process of memorizing the minors. At this point, I have all major and all natural minors memorized. I am working on the melodic and harmonic minor scales next. I play all the scales everyday, to keep them up. After that, my teacher recommends that I learn all the modes for each scale, playing them in sequence. (in the key of C: C to C, D to D, etc. All the way up and down)
So, what "technical stuff" should I move to next? Arpeggios? Some sort of interval? Neither one of us knows what would be the most helpful. Do you guys have any suggestions? Thanks a million!!
Post Edited (2004-04-13 22:28)
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-04-13 23:26
diminished sevenths (only three different runs) definitely is handy. Probably more handy than knowing your F# and Db major scales even.
Get a copy of Baermann III and work through that. As well as some etude book. And if you can find a teacher, even just one lesson every other week or once every three weeks would be better than none. At least they can recommend study materials and help show you HOW to work on different etudes (figure tempos, dynamics, rhythms, etc)
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2004-04-13 23:37
I know Mark doesn't like ppl (especially younger ones) to divulge their location, but if you're near/in the Twin Cities (MN, USA), I'd be happy to give you a "freebie" lesson...(and I do teach classical, despite my email addy! )
Katrina
folkclarinet@yahoo.com
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-04-14 00:21
Get a copy of the Rose Etudes. The Rose 40 are a good place to start. (If you've already gone through them, then get the Rose 32)
Work on perfecting 2 contrasting etudes. Get them up to performance quality.
Purchase the Baermann III book. It is something that will last you a lifetime. Work in it every day. Don't skip a day. After 6 months you will see a vast improvement in your technique and understanding of scales and arpeggios.
Guaranteed ...GBK
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Author: msloss
Date: 2004-04-14 12:32
Check community music schools and even the local universities. If you are serious about the clarinet, there are scholarships for lessons to be had. You just have to have the conviction to ask.
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Author: RAMman
Date: 2004-04-14 12:48
This kind of post seems to crop up alot...I think we should create a list of the scales that people think we should know (I suppose this is just a list of all scales!!) I'm not really answering this post...although it does give you something to aim for!
I'll start with some of my personal favourites!!
Majors (Personally I go to top C, people may think higher is neccessary)
Melodic and Harmonic Minors (Never played a natural minor in my life)
All arpeggios of major and minor common chords, and of the dominant and diminished 7th (root and inversions)
Major and minor arpeggios in groups of 3 notes and 4 notes.
Diminished 7ths in groups of 3 notes.
Chromatics on any notes.
Whole tones, and whole tones in thirds.
Please add to this...I need more! Interested what people think of scales in 4ths, 5ths, 6ths and 7ths (aside from hating them!!)
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-04-14 15:18
One fun thing (fun being a very subjective word here) is to make up patterns of scales. For instance, you can play scale triplets in maybe this pattern (all patterns based on a C scale for ease of typing)
CDE, DEF, EFG, FGA, etc.
Or groups of four
CDEF, DEFG, EFGA, FGAB, etc.
Or groups of four
CEDC, DFED, EGFE, FAGF, etc.
Or vary the rhythms. Dotted eight, then sixteenth. Or an even harder one, sixteenth and dotted eigth.
Just let your mind go wild because chances are if YOU can think of a pattern to practice them in, there's a piece out there that has a run in that pattern. Plus it helps to solidify the notes and the scale in your fingers/mind.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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