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Author: Buffy8517
Date: 2012-08-20 19:50
Hello fellow clarinetists! I am a clarinet teacher in my sixth year of teaching clarinet privately at a small school of music in my hometown. Until now, I have just used random excerpts from the Rubank method, Elliot Del Borgo's Contemporary Rhythm and Meter books, and various duets to develop sight reading with my students. I'm curious as to whether or not anyone uses a specific sight reading book to teach sight reading to their students. I've noticed a few sight reading books put out by Paul Harris and Faber Music, such as Sound at Sight. Has anyone had any luck with these books? Do you recommend any others?
I appreciate any feedback!
Dale Huggard
Michigan
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2012-08-21 00:45
Anything is good to use for sight reading that the person playing it does not know. Just be conscience of the level the student is playing at.
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2012-08-21 16:32
I keep an eye out for internet music files. I download them and toss them on the table by my music stand and use them for sight reading. Free, but for printing supplies.
Bob Phillips
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Author: aguzz
Date: 2012-08-26 00:13
I suggest these 2 book fron the '900 italian school of clarinet:
Agostino Gabucci "20 Studi di Media Difficoltà " Ed. Ricordi
Agostino Gabucci "60 divertimenti " Ed. Ricordi
The first are 20 studies , the second are 60 short pieces
Andrea
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2012-08-26 01:43
Not a teacher, but here's stuff that I like to read through....
For fun, sightread things for different instruments. Trumpet books will work your articulation like you wouldn't believe! Violin stuff....man. I haven't tried it, and I'm scared to....but I bet it'd make a whole lot better at sightreading
Actually, there's a book called "Classical Studies" which is violin and cello partitas and sonatas transcribed for clarinet and I DO read through that. 2 - 4 sharps most of the time, good rhythms, difficult, and I KNOW this book is one of the reasons I can sightread better now after working through it slowly.
And Amsted Duets are really fun and work within the range of any two instruments in the same key (and for some reason, he loves those diminished sevenths arpeggios)
Also, the "BOP DUETS" for some fun rhythms. You can take them at virtually any speed and it sounds pretty cool.
Have you ever turned music upside down and tried to read it? Or read through the music backwards? (starting at the bottom right and reading left and up)?
Another fun thing my friends and I have done were to read standard duets. When you get comfortable with that, read the duet, but change parts every measure. (For example. start on clarinet 1 line, measure 2 read the clarinet 2 line, measure 3 back to 1, etc......good luck when you have to change to the next system)
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: claribex
Date: 2012-08-27 02:16
I use the Paul Harris 'Improve Your Sight Reading' books (pub. Faber Music). I find them a great teaching resource. They are graded in difficulty roughly following the ABRSM exam levels. Book 1 is Grades 1-3, then 4-5, then a separate book for grade 6, 7 and 8.
The format for each book is the same. It is divided into stages, each stage becoming progressively more difficult. Each stage comprises firstly of rhythm exercises and then a series of melodic exercises incorporating the rhythms drills. The second part of each stage is a quiz (which the teacher can mark) and then a sight reading exercise again the teacher can mark this and keep a track of over mark per stage.
Book 1 Stage 1 starts really easy- using entirely crotchets and crotchet rests. 2/4 time. Stage 2 adds minims, 4/4 time. etc etc. Articulation added gradually as the book progresses. Upper register is not introduced until about half way through the grades 1-3 book.
I really like these books. I've been using them about ten years now- I know there are more recent publications but I like the format of these. I use them pretty much every day. I find they are useful with all levels of students- the younger students love the quiz. Students with little formal sight reading training respond well to the structure of the book and I see improvements both in their understanding and in their practical skills.
The ABRSM specimen sight reading tests mentioned by Sylvain are great also. They are short exercises used as preparation for ABRSM exams. Grades 1-5 in one book, 6-8 in the second book. There are no rhythm exercises in this book- just extracts of about 12 bars long ranging in difficulty.
I really believe in teaching dight reading as a skill from beginer level and these books are a great aid for me.
Good luck
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2012-08-27 08:08
I second "Rhythical Articulations by Pasqual Bona." Fantastic
I also like playing violin music of assorted levels. Lot's of rhythm patterns from Bach to the more modern pieces. Why the violin? There's so much of it. It never really ends and its for all levels of playing.
I found this to be one of the best ways to master the high notes. There's very little written for the high notes on the clarinet, therefore this will surely help. The longer you wait to learn the notes the harder it is master.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
Post Edited (2012-08-27 08:12)
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Author: SchlockRod
Date: 2012-08-28 16:53
Eddie Harris says to collect etude books, methods, solo material, etc. for any instrument, tear out the pages, shuffle them up, put them in a cardboard box and start working through the material one sheet at a time. When you get to the bottom, reshuffle and repeat. I like this idea.
Flute music is good, violin too... more variety is better...
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