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Author: JonTheReeds
Date: 2014-10-23 13:09
I desperately need to improve my sight reading and one thing that always catches me out is music with lots of sharps or flats (anything over 3 normally does the trick!)
I have looked for music with 4, 5 and 6 sharps/flats - what I'm looking for is a collection of lots of short pieces - not more than 3 or 4 lines each
Does anyone know is there is such a thing?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-10-23 13:53
I used the Kroepsch 416 Studies a LOT !!! They are a series of one or two stave exercises that go on for two pages FOR EVERY MAJOR KEY and its relative minor.
These are excerpted in both the Klose and Lazarus clarinet methods but you can buy the complete set of Kroepsch exercises in two volumes.
...........Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2014-10-23 22:47)
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Author: SpiritTalker
Date: 2014-10-23 17:45
I was paging through my old Rubank Advanced book last night and it has a lot of those "yukky" keys in the form of exercises and such. They're not really, really difficult but for the sake of sight reading they'd probably be swell.
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Author: pewd
Date: 2014-10-23 18:19
What Paul said - Kroepsch.
Force yourself to start with volume 3 and work backwards. E.G., start working on the harder keys.
Vol 1 - 3 runs through all the keys.
Vol 4 is one etude per key (24 etudes)
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2014-10-23 18:40
If what you want is a few lines each, then I'll second the Kroepsch recommendation. Though a bit repetitive key-to-key, they're tidbits of music and can be fun.
Also practice scale patterns from a good method book, like Baermann or Jettel.
Make it a point to not shy away from studies in problem keys. Read through them. If you find one you like, practice it more. Don't let a key signature stop you.
Over time, your brain will gradually adapt to playing automatically in any key, and you'll become better at playing those inevitable notes foreign to the key as well (naturals, double-sharps, etc.) Eventually, the key signature won't be an issue, it will be just another marking to notice.
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2014-10-23 19:39
I love Kroepsch and have used the 416 although the first 167 (book I) are the ones most often repeated. Some of them are delightfully musical. When playing Kroepsch make sure to tongue as he has indicated, don't be sloppy about it. There is little in Kroepsch that should be glossed over or ignored, each exercise has its specific purposes.
Since I'm a senior amateur my scales are limited to Klose pages 123 to 128. I put Baermann away years ago.
A great teacher gives you answers to questions
you don't even know you should ask.
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Author: tims
Date: 2014-10-23 20:55
This is why we do scale studies. My favorite is Baermann book 3. You work on these by key, not by exercise. Pick a key and work through the whole book. Don't start with the easiest keys. Work backward from the harder keys.
Another technique is to pick a reasonably simple and short tune that you can easily memorize, then try playing it all keys without having to write it out. As you get better at this, work to longer and more difficult tunes. Its a little tricky with the minor keys, but you can work on them separately using a tune that is in a minor key to begin with. Pianists do this all the time, and if you play professional back up for vocalists, you are expected to be able to do this on any piece of music they throw in front of you. This is technically transposition skill, but it results in the same skill of mastering keys.
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Author: JonTheReeds
Date: 2014-10-24 18:23
Thank you for everyone's advice. I've looked at Kroepsch and it looks like it fits the bill. The tip about working backwards is great
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