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Author: Drenkier_1
Date: 2005-02-12 06:46
Any suggestions as to which book to choose for students? I plan on starting the Baermonn book after the Langenus Book III "Virtioso Studies and Duets" is completed but I want to have a good foundation for myself and a student. I've also heard of Lazerus.. Any Suggestions?
Also I've heard about Klose being used as a main method book, but most teachers and college professors prefer Baermon over almost every other scale study book that exists.
Kevin Collins
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-02-12 08:41
For starters, this was the teaching syllabus of Daniel Bonade:
Rose 40
Rose 32
Rose-Rode 20 Grand Studies
Stark Arpeggios
Baermann IV
Baermann V
Cavallini 30 Caprices
Stark 24 Studies
Jeanjean 18 Etudes
Jeanjean 16 Etudes Moderne
Stark 24 Grand Virtuoso Studies (two books)
Capelle 20 Grandes Etudes (two books)
Perier 20 Etudes de Virtuosite
Perier 22 Etudes Modernes
Perier 30 Etudes d'Apres Bach, Paganini
Jeanjean Etudes Progressives et Melodiques (three books)
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You will find that a number of teachers, both past and present, use(d) many of these same method books, in roughly the same order.
(The reason that Klose and Baermann III are not on the list, is because Bonade expected the student to have already known these studies before coming to him.)
That being said, Baermann III is something which I would recommend to "permanently leave on your music stand". Play out of it each and every day.
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As for Lazarus vs Langenus? Each has valuable material.
The Lazarus method is similar in style to Klose. The instructional approach of both books is about the same.
Part II of the Lazarus book contains the first 167 Kroepsch exercises. Very important.
Part III of the Lazarus book has some very worthwhile exercise and solo material, including the (often named) "Three Grand Artistic Duets"
Langenus Part III also has some excellent study material and duets, especially the 3 Beethoven clarinet/bassoon duets, transposed for 2 clarinets. The first 25 exercises are all valuable, especially the great staccato tonguing exercises #11 and #12 (which I personally use as a daily practice).
Most high school students who are serious about clarinet study, before entering college, have already gone through Klose once and also have a working knowledge of Rose, Kroepsch and Baermann III.
Those books create a solid foundation to your future studies...GBK
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Author: RodRubber
Date: 2005-02-13 04:35
Stark arpeggios are great etudes to build technique. Whenever i have a long lay off (about once a year) i start up again by playing the stark (gigliotti always suggested this to his students as well).
Langenus has that one great staccato study that you always hear people playing. I played that etude a million times, and it does really improve your tongue speed, i think its book 3 page 27 or something...i don't remember.
Of especially great difficulty, at least for me, was stark - 24 etudes in all tonalities. Those studies of more remote tonalities are really hard.
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Author: Cuisleannach
Date: 2006-04-07 08:14
Baerman III Baermann III Baermann III
Baermann is the initiation to top-form technique. You'll be amazed at how your sight-reading abilities make a true quantum leap after doing the scales in sixths.
Rose 32 and 40 are very important to developing a good grounding.
For something a little easier, Mel. and Prog Studies ed. by Hite is a nice collection that I recommend to my students.
I'm not as keen on the "big book" methods for that reason...they're too heavy to fit on a stand and they never stay open. I also like the flexibility of choosing the style I like.
-Randy
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Author: k_leister
Date: 2006-04-07 16:53
Baerman III definitely
Karl Leister told me that he played that whole book once a day when he was a student....... in addition to all other stuff that he practised.
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