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Author: neil.clarinet
Date: 2006-08-10 19:47
Does anyone here use Pamela Weston's 50 Classical Studies? It has loads of excercises from likes of Baermann, Cavallini, Klose, Muller, Demnitz, but nothing to say where they are from. Does anyone know where I can get this information. I just don't want to get a book by one of these composers and find many are already in a book I've got. I've got 80 Graded Studies by Paul Harris as well but only book 1 (1-50) so these are more lower level, so less danger there.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-08-10 20:43
I have Weston's book and have used selected parts with some students.
I never was curious enough to go through the entire book specifically to pin down exactly which method book each of the Baermann, Demnitz, Klose, Muller, etc... exercises was originally from. Since those composers only wrote a limited number of clarinet etude books, the original source of the exercises which Weston compiled should not be difficult to track down.
However, my opinion is rather than purchasing a "best of" exercise book like Weston's 50 Classical Studies (in which the first 10 are really on the level of a beginner/first year player), I would instead get both books (1 and 2) of David Hite's Melodious and Progressive Studies.
Hite uses more difficult and far more interesting choices in his compilation. Many of the same composers are represented (Klose, Demnitz, Baermann, etc...) but the exercises are varied, edited well, with clean printing and organized by key signature in each section. Also helpful is the high and low range of each exercise - a nice guide when assigning the individual exercises to students.
Like all of David Hite's books, there is a lot of value for the money...GBK
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Author: Bill
Date: 2006-08-10 21:05
Yes, and Hite also gives background on the composers (inside front cover).
Bill.
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Author: joannew
Date: 2006-08-10 21:23
I agree, the melodius & progressive series, followed by the artistic studies (icluding the complete Rose 32 & 40 & 6) is a great investment. Hite also gives good advice such as: don't forget to breathe - the brain needs oxygen for optimal functioning!
(important, obvious, and yet somehow easy to forget)
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Author: Mike Clarinet
Date: 2006-08-11 07:52
I have the Weston 50, but have not ued it in 20 years. The reason I have it is because it contains studies used in the UK Associated Board exams for all grades from 3 (the lowest for clarinet when I was learning - there is now a grade 1) to grade 8 (the highest). One book would then provide some of the music for all grade exams. As GBK said, the first few are for beginners and are easy (although seemed challenging enough when doing grade 3 exam) and the later ones are a lot more challenging.
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