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Author: kman1000
Date: 2005-05-22 23:00
I've been playing the clarinet off and on for about 5 years. I played for about 3 years straight in middle school and I stopped for about 7 years and took up other instruments. However I returned to the clarinet, my first true love. I really want to get into Jazz clarinet but before that I would like to know what are the basics that I should be able to play like a pro before I consider doing anything major. (for ex. - scales, pieces I should be able to play etc.) Right now I have the Rubanks Advanced Method Vol. 1 book and I also have a fake book but I just can't figure out what a lot of the references to the different types of scales mean. A little help plx. :-D
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Author: 3dogmom
Date: 2005-05-22 23:08
It would be good to get started with some "jazz fundamentals" which will fill in the gaps in your knowledge of chords and scales. There are some good books by Dan Haerle and Jamey Aebersole that can get you started. Simple blues progressions are a typical place to start, you can play within a I-V-IV structure and the notes that comprise each scale.
Good luck and have fun!
Sue Tansey
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Author: kman1000
Date: 2005-05-22 23:25
Do you have any links you could post that would visualize what you're referring to?? I'm pretty poor sorry. :-(
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Author: 3dogmom
Date: 2005-05-22 23:37
http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/ms-primer-3.html
I just did a quick search for "jazz fundamentals" and got lots of good information. Look this one up and click the link for "blues progressions". I think it will give you a lot of information.
Sue Tansey
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Author: kman1000
Date: 2005-05-23 00:11
Well I was thinking more along the lines of a link that would show the different chords and scales that are necessary for advanced playing.
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Author: Burt
Date: 2005-05-23 02:04
The Jazz Language by Dan Haerle - 1980, Warner Brothers Publications
Jazz Clarinet by Bill Smith - 1993, Parkside Publications, Seattle
are two good choices.
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Author: kman1000
Date: 2005-05-23 04:26
You think these books will fill in the gaps where I'm lacking as far as my playing on the whole goes? Chords, scales, and the like? If so, I'll try to obtain a copy.
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Author: Karel
Date: 2005-05-23 05:09
If I am right in thinking that you want to learn the basic technical fundamentals for playing in general as opposed to what is only relevant to jazz, the Baermann book is excellent, then have a look at the jazz oriented texts. Have a word with a teacher for guidance.
Good luck, Karel.
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Author: kman1000
Date: 2005-05-23 06:52
Oh ok. Thanks. What's the title of that book again? "The Baerman book" is the title?
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Author: Karel
Date: 2005-05-23 08:14
Sorry for the incompleteness. "Complete Method For Clarinet" (Third Division) by C. Baermann. It has all the scales, Arpeggios, Thirds, etc. I think I got mine from Luyben's.
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Author: Karel
Date: 2005-05-23 08:30
Another book I have and like very much is Avrahm Galper's "Upbeat Scales and Arpeggios".
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Author: Ron Jr.
Date: 2005-05-23 14:58
I had a old-time russian clarinet teacher who demonstrated what he meant by breath support.
He laid down on his back and placed a telephone book on his stomach directly atop his belly button. He then took in breath which extended his stomach and lifted the telephone book. When his stomach was fully filled with air, the book was balanced on this mound of stomach. As he breathed out, the mound got smaller but never went away completely. He breathed in and out several times and this showed me that he always maintained a mound in his lower stomach with the book balanced on the top.
Take care,
Ron Jr.
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2005-05-23 15:30
D:
You may want to look at this page:
http://raider.muc.edu/%7Eperoneje/
Hope it helps,
Matt
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Author: Slippy Bal-dog
Date: 2005-05-23 21:28
you might want to download the Band in a Box demo and stick somg chords behind your arpeggios.
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