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Author: clarinet713
Date: 2001-07-20 02:56
Hi again-does anyone know of any left-hand exercises to do? I have heard that there are books out there-can anyone give me some info? Thanks!
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Author: earl thomas
Date: 2001-07-20 03:46
I think you may find some left hand exercises written by Kalmen Opperman. I don't remember the publisher, but I do recall seeing one of his "Vade mecum" (sp??) publications that concentrated on the left had. There are others, I'm sure. If you do some searching, I'm sure they'll surface. Good hunting! E.T.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2001-07-20 13:07
There are 3 great etudes for the left hand in Part 3 of the Langenus method book. One you can get these smooth and relaxed, a lot of your problems will be solved.
For similar work on both hands, use the two-page exercise on scales in thirds from the Klose method (C-E, D-F, E-G, etc.) and the scales in groups of 4 from Part 3 of the Baermann method (C-D-E-F, D-E-F-G, E-F-G-A, etc.).
Good luck.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Jerry McD.
Date: 2001-07-20 14:12
The "Vade-Mecum du Clarinettiste" by Paul Jeanjean has some excellent excercises that isolates each hand. It is published by Leduc. Whenever I feel like I am struggling with my technique I go back to this book. Good luck!
Jerry McD.
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Author: glenn kantor
Date: 2001-07-20 16:06
Kalmen Opperman - Modern Daily Studies for the Clarinet -Book 1 - pages 4-9 have always been the best for my students who have needed extra help with left hand technique. The publisher is : M. Baron Company/ P.O Box 149/ Oyster Bay, N.Y. 11771. Not sure if you need to contact the publisher directly, or (perhaps quicker) use one of the sources for printed music found on Sneezy..
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Author: Ken
Date: 2001-07-22 14:53
Right on Jerry, I've used the Jean Jean exclusively for 10 years and I'd strongly recommend it to any intermediate player and up for quickly and systematically improving technique in both right and left hands...in particular smoothness and eveness in the throat register/lower octave and wide interval leaps in the clarion. They're actually extended tremelo exercises that force/promote exact finger placement/accuracy. I'm on and off them lately but used to incorporate them into my daily routine, run the first 12 pages or so at 108. I distinctly remember a glorious practice session re-visting the Bill Smith "Five Pieces" and Martino "Set" I had struggled with in the past. I couldn't believe how well played through them after investing only three months, five days a week and 20 minutes a day in the book!
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-07-23 02:45
Kalmen Opperman's book cited by Glen is a very good book. I have one copy myself. I never found the same kind of exercise book. It contains not only left hand exercises but also right, middle brake, high brake, and many others. Very systematic and scientific. (Kalmen Opperman is the Stolzman's teacher.)
By the way, is there Book 2?
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Author: glenn kantor
Date: 2001-07-23 03:22
The Opperman book - Modern Daily Studies for the Clarinet is in 3 volumes.
Volume 2 has 16 different etudes of increasing difficulty, and Volume 3 is called Intervallic Permutations and contains 276 patterns in key signatures up to 5 flats and 6 sharps. Both are worthwhile additions to ones own library...Glenn
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Author: Tim Sites
Date: 2001-07-26 21:02
The Carl Baermann method is full of short little two measure exercises which are ideal for mastering finger patterns. Simply find the ones which are for left hand.
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