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Author: kimchi012
Date: 2013-03-14 15:32
Does anyone know how many lessons there are supposed to be in the Rubank Elementary Method for Clarinet? Thanks!!
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Author: kdk
Date: 2013-03-14 16:02
As many as it takes to get through it.
It really makes a difference in reacting to these questions, at least to me, to know whether you are the beginner or are trying to shepherd someone else, one of your children perhaps, through the process of starting to play clarinet. Partly because some advice changes with the age and previous experience of a beginner, partly because it matters whether you're an observer/helper or directly involved in the physical parts of the learning process.
The Rubank books are material-rich and, for many learners (especially young ones) interest-poor. Your best approach through them is ordinarily number by number but with children it becomes more important to supplement with more immediately interesting or gratifying material than it may be for adults, who tend to be more self-motivated and better able to deal with delayed gratification.
Karl
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Author: kimchi012
Date: 2013-03-14 16:27
Do you know how many lessons there are in the Clarinet book? I remember seeing numbered lessons in the clarinet rubank book. I currently got a version with 28 numbered lessons. But I am wondering if that's it or if there is more to it.
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2013-03-14 16:32
I use the Rubank method in my studio and I couldn't agree with Karl's thoughts more strongly.
In comparison to band methods, the book significantly expands upon and explores the register crossing, rhythms, and key signatures. I do not necessarily assign every exercise -- some are more important than others, and it depends on the student.
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2013-03-14 16:33
28 lessons sounds about right.
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: kimchi012
Date: 2013-03-14 16:44
Thank you, James. I would incredibley appreciate it if you could double check to make sure. I am the beginning student. But I have played trumpet and sax for four years now. I know all clarinet fingerings. I've been playing for about half a year now.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2013-03-14 16:45
My copy of Rubank Elementary (with a 1933 copyright, though I doubt that there's a more recent edition) has 38 "Lessons" (the last one is on P. 43), followed by 5 more pages of duet material.
Lesson 38 consists of the major triad arpeggios for the 7 keys covered in the book and some long tones at the bottom. Lesson 28 in my copy is the last page of flat key signatures which concentrates on 16th-note rhyhmic patterns in C, F and Bb Major. If that matches your Lesson 28 and there aren't pages torn out, then Rubank may have split it into two volumes - flats in the first and sharps in the second.
Karl
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Author: lhoffman
Date: 2013-03-14 17:58
How about you spring $6 for the printed version rather than rely on Scribd.com?
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Author: kimchi012
Date: 2013-03-14 18:03
I am not very rich. I dont get any allowance. I barely even have 3 dollars. I spent all of my allowance on getting a decent clarinet.
Post Edited (2013-03-14 18:05)
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Author: MSK
Date: 2013-03-15 00:35
My copy has 37 numbered lessons, a page with America the Beautiful, lesson 38, then five pages of duets ending with the duet Gobsticks on page 48. Note that my copy was probably purchased in the late 70s or early 80s it has a $2 price and MCMXXXIII copyright
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Author: Taras12
Date: 2013-03-16 03:13
Rubank is an excellent method; have you looked into the other methods? If you've been playing for about 6 mos., you might want to consider something like Lazarus, Method for Clarinet Vol 1 & 2 and Albert's 24 Scales and Exercises. They are somewhat graded, and you have to know bit about what you are going to play. For instance, I like African-American folk songs,Celtic Appellacian (?) Folk music. I've been able to use Lazarus and Albert to help me with scales and passages that I'm learning to play in these songs. It also helps me with phrasing.
Tristan
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