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Re: Best beginner method books

Author: Mark Cookson
Date: 2022-12-16 02:00

I've always liked the two Graham Lyons "Take Up the Clarinet" books.

Book 1 takes students up to playing every note from low E to throat B flat, and ends with them playing "The Pink Panther" which I find gives beginners a clear goal! Book 2 covers all of the high register notes up to high D and I think has the clearest introduction to using the alternate little finger keys of any method I've tried.

I like the way that there are plenty of teacher/student duets early in book 1 - it's good for students to get used to hearing more than just their own part as they play from the beginning.

I do wish the books came with piano accompaniments - I've ended up writing my own for a lot of the pieces over the years.

I usually supplement the books with a book of studies - I like the variety of styles in "40 Modern Studies for Clarinet " by James Rae.

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