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So You Want To Play The Clarinet

 

"Dear Paula,

I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the work you are doing with your pedagogical materials.

I found your books last summer at ICA Clarinetfest at Muncy's booth…
So You Want to Play was a HUGE hit…I have found precious little that has anything close to your wonderful sense of humor, fabulous drawings, and encouragements like "Squeaks Happen"!"

 

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Finally, an easy-to-understand book filled with photos, large print fingering examples, and lots of basic melodies suitable for learners of all ages.

This book starts with "how to open the case" and goes through how to play the full range of the instrument with every rhythm needed to become an advanced player. 


 This edition includes material for intermediate study - complex time signatures, faster rhythms, how to approach the altissimo register, and includes selected etudes from Bona's Rhythmical Articulation - edited with the developing clarinetist in mind.  So You Want To Play The Clarinet includes almost everything to prepare the clarinetist for advanced level literature.

 

Daily Workouts

 

Daily Workouts is designed to give the developing clarinetist the basic technical skill for successful clarinet performance.  This book contains: 


1) warm-up options for developing and maintaining good tone quality

2) scales and exercises in all major keys

3) articulation development exercises

4) altissimo development exercises

5) scale exercises that address rhythmic accuracy and "clean-up" of troublesome patterns

 

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"The Daily Workouts fills a tremendous gap between any beginning method and (other scale books).  The layout is much more appealing … and the range is just right for the advancing clarinetist.  I put three students in it -who previously would NOT do their scales at all - and it has been a big success."

 

Katherine