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RE: the best beginner book..

Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-04-13 05:15

When I started clarinet at high school, I read Frederick Thurston's book(Oxford companion book) and later Keith Stein's 'The art of clarinet playing'. They were good to know each practice's purpose.

In the last part of Keith Stein's book, there is a list of clarinet exersise books or etudes. He describes like this. 'Excellent but develops too fast for very young'. 'Challenging and may be good for ambitious or talented.'

My elder brother started clarinet using Rudolf Jettel's books by my father's recommendation. My father, a professional bassonist, knew his colleague clarinetist used Jettel's, Result: it was too much for my brother - a beginner with mediocre talent and too much ambition.

Choice of education materials seems difficult since the teacher should identify pupil's talent and musical intelligence.

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