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Author: Ross
Date: 2002-01-03 23:52
Hello,
I am looking for a method book to study from, and don't know which one to choose! I have completed studying out of the Rose studies and the Baermann books. I am looking for somthing harder, and any recommendations would be nice. I don't know but I was thinking of ordering somthing by Jeanjean. Would that be of advnced difficulty? Thank you for your reply.
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Author: Russ
Date: 2002-01-04 02:37
yes a book by JeanJean would most likely be very advanced
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-01-04 03:52
I don't think anyone ever "completes" Baermann or Rose (or Cavallini). It is an ongoing work in progress and should be treated as such. (by the way - did you go through the Rose 32 and the Rose 40?)
It may be time to examine some of the other types of method books. The Kell staccato studies and the Kroepsch studies are important. Also, the Opperman and Polatschek books will offer something different than what you have previously looked at.
Have you also considered supplementing your studies with some orchestral excerpts? Find some of the familiar ones to get you started, and listen to some recordings to get some ideas as well. This can be fun as well as learning the literature in small doses.
There are many other books to choose from. I'm sure others will supplement this list...GBK
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Author: Mindy
Date: 2002-01-04 10:31
Klose is really good. I've heard that if you are a clarinetist you have to have the Klose book (oh course that is just a saying remember......you can be a clarinetist and not have Klose but Klose is just a really good book. )
Mindy
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Author: Brandon
Date: 2002-01-04 14:30
If you do not have the thirds memorized in the Baermann book, keep working at it. If you are really just sick of Baermann(and who isn't!), try the Jettel book. It is a bit more difficult as it tests the range of the clarinet where the Baermann turns around and goes back down again. I would also recommend the Rose-Rode 20 Grand Studies, and would also follow the earlier recomendation of the Cavallini studies. Maybe the Stark Arpeggios. But certainly consider the JeanJean. But I would have to suggest the Cavallini Caprices, Jettel, or perhaps the Baermann V book.
Brandon
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Author: William
Date: 2002-01-04 15:00
GBK has some good suggestions and I would recommend the JeanJean Modern Etudes as they get into the whole-tone scale and arpeggio scene. However, remember that at some point in your career, it will be time to put all of these "studies" away and start working on repretoire--solo, orchestral, jazz, etc. Most of us have some sort of scale or etude warm-ups that we continue to use throughout our careers and we also go back from time to time to review our past studies, but there comes a time when you must put aside the idea of looking for a new "studies" book and start working on the real substance of your choosen art. "If ya ain't got it by now, you ain't gonna get it!!!!!" applies sooner or later in our lives and you need to be able to play the music on your music stand, not Rose or Cavallini. JeanJean studies are nice departures from the trad major/minor venues, but excerpt and solo repretoire preparation is a must for the serious clarinetist. Bottom line--Keep Playing, practice regularily, and Good Clarineting!!!!
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2002-01-04 15:37
JeanJean etudes books are a nice continuation to Baerman and Rose. It makes you practice the more modern scales which you will encounter in 20th century music.
But as William suggests, if you're looking at the JeanJean now, it's also probably time to start building your repertoire.
Best of luck to you and good clarineting,
-Sylvain
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Author: Laura
Date: 2002-01-07 22:15
try the Artistic Studies by David Hite - it is a good book, and I have known some audition pieces to come from it
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