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Author: malanr
Date: 2008-11-20 20:24
I read this post for a saxophone method book, so I'll ask what you use for your clarinet method books.
I currently study the Rose Book I and II, and have the Carl Fisher publishing of Klose, Baerman, and (if forget the other guy).
What method books do you use teaching your students?
Just another muscian
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Author: GBK
Date: 2008-11-20 20:32
malanr wrote:
> What method books do you use teaching your students?
What level of student?
Beginner? Jr High? High School? Adult restarter? College?
...GBK
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Author: malanr
Date: 2008-11-20 20:52
Hum.. hadn't thought about that....
I would think the jr high and high school books. I would like to know what college level students are using too.
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Author: ABerry
Date: 2008-11-21 03:13
Glenn,
Excellent question...If I may ask, which method book(s) would you recommend for an Adult restarter? A music major in college, also some orchestral experience but took about 20+ plus years off to pursue another interest.
Thanks,
Allan
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Author: GBK
Date: 2008-11-21 03:53
Allan -
Adult restarters probably present the biggest challenge and ultimately the greatest reward for the teacher.
The difficulty lies in the fact that adult restarters can have widely varied interests and reasons for pursuing the clarinet again. Combining that with family conflicts and job responsibilities it can make daily or weekly practicing quite difficult.
I find that adult restarters can fall into any (or all) of the following three scenarios:
1. Their ultimate desire to play well enough to join a community band or orchestra.
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2. They want to seriously make a commitment to get back to the same high level of proficiency and technical skills they once had in college.
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3. They just want to take a few sporadic lessons to learn some tunes, basic jazz, and to play well enough to recreationally entertain themselves, family and friends.
If the adult student falls into either the first or second category then a good solid course of techical development is in order.
After assessing the level of the student, a good starting point might be the Rose 40. Even if they have played through the book before, a new look at it with a different instructor can be quite enlightening.
Other books which I have used with good success with adult restarters include some of the staples of the repertoire:
Rose 32
Stievenard scales
Pamela Weston's 50 Classical Studies
Kroepsch 1
Opperman Elementary Velocity Studies
Klose/Drucker 20 Technical Studies
Also important is a good duet book. There are many excellent ones available, but the choice depends on the proficiency of the student.
Two of my current favorites are:
65 Progressive Duets (easy to medium) edited by Voxman (Southern Music Co)
Carl Fischer Progressive Duets (volume 1) arranged by Larry Clark (Carl Fischer)
...GBK
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Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2008-11-21 22:51
GBK: "I find that adult restarters can fall into any (or all) of the following three scenarios:
1. Their ultimate desire to play well enough to join a community band or orchestra.
or
2. They want to seriously make a commitment to get back to the same high level of proficiency and technical skills they once had in college.
or
3. They just want to take a few sporadic lessons to learn some tunes, basic jazz, and to play well enough to recreationally entertain themselves, family and friends."
There are adult restarters in other categories. Some of those categores might strike observers as a bit irrational or sad, but those within may be as happy as they've ever been.
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Author: mrn
Date: 2008-11-23 15:44
Amalton543 wrote:
> Baermann
I've noticed that A LOT of people on here REALLY LIKE Baermann Volume III. I've never used it, though, and so I am not very familiar with it.
So I'm curious as to what the appeal is with Baermann vol. III. Isn't it just a book of plain vanilla scales and arpeggios? Or is there something more to it that I am not aware of?
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