Clef and Key Studies for Clarinet
Clef and Key Studies for Clarinet is intended to provide a comprehensive grounding in the melodic and harmonic gestures of each key center so that “muscle memory” and automaticity aid in the development of clef reading and transposition skills. Performers should find themselves reading transpositions the same way they read treble and bass clefs—with no ongoing, intervening calculation; transposing musical gestures, not individual notes. In addition to over five hundred scales and arpeggios and over two hundred short technical exercises, Clef and Key Studies for Clarinet provides a wealth of slow melodic studies aimed at developing tone and intonation. All exercises are placed within the context of keys and tonal centers so that the performer develops a vocabulary of musical structures that share a common syntax.
Clef and Key Studies for Clarinet is designed to be adaptable for a number of pedagogical and professional purposes.Work one key at a time or one key signature (major plus following relative minor) at a time. Pick and choose which clefs to focus on or ignore the exotic clefs altogether. Use clef studies and transposition drills as warm up tunes.Use the extensive indexing to create personalized practice routines. There are many ways to apply the drills and exercises in Clef and Key Studies for Clarinet to meet each performer’s goals and objectives.
Instrumentation
Clarinet
Contents
Preface
Scales & Arpeggios by Key
Technique Drills
Clef Studies
Transposition Drills
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Audio
Digital Download Price
$35.95
Print on Demand Price
$46.95 plus shipping
“Clef and Key Studies for Clarinet is a valuable resource for all clarinetists, but especially for those that want to take their transposing skills to the next level.”