Intonation Content : Introduction - 1. Intonation exercises - 2. Examples from the literatur - A) Examples from the literature in more than one voice - B) Examples from the literature in octaves and in unison - 3. The theory - 4. The practice - A) The clarinet - B) The basic tuning of the instrument - C) Tuning up - D) Adjusting the intonation - E) Dynamics and reeds - F) Special hints

With the Playalong 20/20 Clarinet sheet music songbook you get an incomparable collection of 20 of the best pop songs topping the charts of today as well as demonstrations and backing tracks for each songfor you to download. All 20 tunes are fantastically arranged in melody line format for the Clarinet. Featuring some of the best pop hits from the current charts this pop sheet music selection makes these catchyand upbeat songs accessible for the Clarinet. Including tunes like 22 by Taylor Swift Right Place Right Time by Olly Murs and One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful this book proves thatthe Clarinet is not just for classical music but can also be a brilliant way to get a unique sound out of popular music. The Playalong 20/20 Clarinet book will help clarinettists of all agesand abilities play some truly perfect pop songs. Not only are there many uptempo and fun pop songs included in this collection but you'll also get the slower ballads whose melodies will will sound just asbeautiful on the Clarinet. Tunes like Frozen's Let It Go Adele's wonderful Someone Like You Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus as well as John Legend's huge heartfelt song All Of Me. Whether you're apop-loving clarinettist or you're just looking to reinvigorate and freshen up your repertoire Playalong 20/20 Clarinet sheet music is the collection for you.  Not only doyou get these 20 pieces of pop Clarinet sheet music you'll also receive an enclosed download card giving you instant online access to demonstration and backing tracks of every single song. Using the demonstrationtracks with Clarinet played by Howard McGill you can hear exactly how songs like Jar Of Hearts and Make You Feel My Love should sound. Then using the backing tracks you can take the lead role

Grade 2 Clarinet Pieces allows you to learn a diverse range of popular solo works that have all been carefully chosen with the specifications of the major exam boards in mind. This particular book is perfect forGrade 2 clarinettists including some classic tunes and contemporary pop hits. The included download card also gives you instant online access to full backing tracks for every song. Thisfantastic songbook includes valuable supplementary repertoire for Grade 2 clarinettists of any age. These particular Clarinet Pieces will aid with your technique and theoretical skills whilealso allowing you to play some incredible tunes that will help to enhance your musicality. Including such contemporary pop classics as Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful and somefantastic film songs like Atlas from 'The Hunger Games' and 'Frozen's Let It Go  these familiar tunes will be fun to play for any clarinettist. Not only this but a big collectionof timeless pop tunes are included such as The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water such familiar favourites allowing everyone toenjoy Grade 2 Clarinet! Each of the tunes features song background notes and brief performance guidance while at the beginning of the songbook is an introductory section featuring an invaluable fingeringchart. With a fantastically diverse collection of old and new pop songs some beautifully crisp engraving and helpful performance tips for each song this is the perfect songbook for Grade 2clarinettists. It will help hone the techniques necessary for major exam boards while enabling you to develop a versatile repertoire and have fun playing some familiar songs.

Performed by Keith Dwyer clarinetAccompaniment : Cassini String Quartet: Charles Roth 1st violin; Marla Smith 2nd violin; John Madison viola; John Iatzko violoncelloWritten for his friend and fellow Mason inVienna Anton Stadler the quintet was completed in September of 1789 and premiered a few days before Christmas of that year. It is one of Mozart's most perfect accomplishments ? a score of proud serenity transparenttexture and radiant beauty. It is also an example of Mozart's uncanny ability to combine the best parts of chamber music and concerto music. The solo clarinet leads the ensemble but does not subjugate it. There is an infinitevariety of interplay between the performing partners and all five instruments undertake the virtuoso's role at one time or another. 'The result ' says Homer Ulrich 'is a piece of music whose charm and delicacy are difficult toduplicate in the literature of strings and winds.' This deluxe 2-CD set includes the quintet in its original key with printed parts for both A and B-flat clarinets and adds a repitched version for B-flat clarinetists allowingplayers of that instrument easier execution plus the ability to learn the same fingerings as the composer's intended A clarinet for performance purposes.Includes a high-quality printed music score for B-flat clarinet; anda compact disc containing a complete version with soloist in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel); then a second version in full stereo of the accompaniment minus the soloist. Also includes a second compact disccontaining a recording of the quintet repitched to allow B-flat clarinetists to play the original written part for A-clarinet.

Exercices Caractéristiques-French clarinetist and composer Hyacinthe Klos? (1808-1880) is predominantly known for his design improvements to the Clarinet and Flute. However his passion for the Clarinet is also apparent in his aids to the learning of the instrument as in his book Studies and Exercises. With revisions made by clarinetist and composer Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928) Studies and Exercises Characteristic Studies for Clarinet covers in a variety of styles articulation breath control ornamentation range scales and arpeggios among other aspects. Containing input from two well-established clarinetists this study andexercise book cannot be missed by aspiring Clarinet players.

The clarinet method op. 63 by Carl Baermann from 1867 is still a standard work in classical clarinet education today. The thoroughly revised new edition aims at reviewing the educational concept, which is still valid today, for modern lessons, adjusting the music and texts, and sensibly complementing the teaching contents.The editor who draws on many years of experience as a clarinettist in an orchestra and university lecturer of clarinet has succeeded in adapting the valuable teaching material to the requirements of today while maintaining the basic methodology. The result is a total of 7 volumes:Clarinet Method Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (ED 21761, ED 21762)Clarinet Method Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, with 2 CDs each (ED 21761-50, ED 21762-50): The CDs contain the piano accompaniment for the performance pieces, with and without clarinetTune Book 1 and 2 (ED 21763, ED 21764): piano score of the method's performance pieces, with additional inserted clarinet partDaily Exercises (ED 21765): systematic scale, interval and chord exercises in all keys, complemented and published separately from the original methodDue to trilingual nature of all editions (German, English, French), they can be used universally.About the revision:The musical text is based on the first edition of the method. Only a few differences concerning the articulation as well as some misprints and typographical errors were revised. By deleting the historical fingering instructions for the German fingering system, the clarinet method not only has a clean and, compared to the original, more clearly structured layout, but can also be used universally. The content of the text and the performance directions of the original were linguistically modernized and occasionally extended by further ideas from the teaching practice, such as concepts for warming up, breathing exercises, literature suggestions or tips for daily practising. Further additions of scale and triad studies in all major and minor keys make this method a comprehensive and thorough work of study which not only serves as teaching material for young and adult beginners, but is also a valuable compendium of scale exercises and studies for advanced musicians and is ideal for training velocity and dexterity.The Clarinet Method Vols. 1 and 2 contain not only scales and technical fingering exercises but also Baermann's popular performance pieces, like Romanze (No. 14), which are ideal as performance pieces, yet at the same time train both technique and musical expressiveness. The systematic scale, interval and chord exercises in all keys, however, were removed and are published separately in the volume Daily Exercises (ED 21765) for reasons of clarity.The two textbooks are available with or without CDs. The editions with CDs contain two audio CDs each which were recorded live by the editor and which contain a classic audio version of each performance piece as well as a pure piano version for playing along. / Clarinette

The clarinet method op. 63 by Carl Baermann from 1867 is still a standard work in classical clarinet education today. The thoroughly revised new edition aims at reviewing the educational concept, which is still valid today, for modern lessons, adjusting the music and texts, and sensibly complementing the teaching contents.The editor who draws on many years of experience as a clarinettist in an orchestra and university lecturer of clarinet has succeeded in adapting the valuable teaching material to the requirements of today while maintaining the basic methodology. The result is a total of 7 volumes:Clarinet Method Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (ED 21761, ED 21762)Clarinet Method Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, with 2 CDs each (ED 21761-50, ED 21762-50): The CDs contain the piano accompaniment for the performance pieces, with and without clarinetTune Book 1 and 2 (ED 21763, ED 21764): piano score of the method's performance pieces, with additional inserted clarinet partDaily Exercises (ED 21765): systematic scale, interval and chord exercises in all keys, complemented and published separately from the original methodDue to trilingual nature of all editions (German, English, French), they can be used universally.About the revision:The musical text is based on the first edition of the method. Only a few differences concerning the articulation as well as some misprints and typographical errors were revised. By deleting the historical fingering instructions for the German fingering system, the clarinet method not only has a clean and, compared to the original, more clearly structured layout, but can also be used universally. The content of the text and the performance directions of the original were linguistically modernized and occasionally extended by further ideas from the teaching practice, such as concepts for warming up, breathing exercises, literature suggestions or tips for daily practising. Further additions of scale and triad studies in all major and minor keys make this method a comprehensive and thorough work of study which not only serves as teaching material for young and adult beginners, but is also a valuable compendium of scale exercises and studies for advanced musicians and is ideal for training velocity and dexterity.The Clarinet Method Vols. 1 and 2 contain not only scales and technical fingering exercises but also Baermann's popular performance pieces, like Romanze (No. 14), which are ideal as performance pieces, yet at the same time train both technique and musical expressiveness. The systematic scale, interval and chord exercises in all keys, however, were removed and are published separately in the volume Daily Exercises (ED 21765) for reasons of clarity.The two textbooks are available with or without CDs. The editions with CDs contain two audio CDs each which were recorded live by the editor and which contain a classic audio version of each performance piece as well as a pure piano version for playing along. / Clarinette

Born in southern France Auguste Périer (1883-1947) studied at the Ecole Nationale de Musique in Montpellier before entering the Paris Conservatoire. While studying he won the 1904 first prize for Clarinet proving his significant ability on the instrument. Therefore his Complete Study of the Clarinet is very well-informed. The sixth volume of the series 30 Studies is suitable for clarinettists of Grades six and seven standard. While incorporating studies by preceding composers Périer's 30 Studies addresses features including articulation dynamics scales arpeggios accidentals ornamentation performance directions tempo markings phrasing key and time signatures and complex rhythms amongst other aspects. Périer's Complete Study of the Clarinet (30 Studies) is essential for intermediate to advanced clarinetists seeking to improve their technique for performances of repertoire to a high standard.

The second volume of Forty Studies by Victor Blancou. This book features a set of 20 studies (21-40) for clarinettists. This edition reviewed by Ulysse Delécluse is a must-have for intermediate students as it will help develop their dexterity and their technical abilities. Victor Blancou (1817-1850) a French Clarinettist wrote a few methods for young Clarinet players. Ulysse Delécluse (1907-1995) was a French Clarinettist and professor.

Nous avions précédemment exposé la clarinette dans le jazz, tout d?abord dans la méthode Clarinette New Orleans, puis dans la Méthode de clarinette du Swing au Be-Bop, dans laquelle figurait d?ailleurs un blues avec une improvisation à la manière d?Hubert Rostaing, le clarinettiste préféré de Django Reinhardt, Blues for D.J.. Avec ce présent ouvrage, nous nous attachons à une période bien particulière, qui se situe en France dans les années 30, et qui a vu la naissance d?un jazz tout nouveau, que l?on appela jazz gitan, ou parfois swing gitan, ou encore jazz tzigane, et qui deviendra rapidement le jazz manouche, emmené par un musicien de génie : le guitariste Django Reinhardt, manouche né en 1910, dont la famille s?est fixée à Paris dans les années 20. Django Reinhardt a commencé très jeune à jouer dans les bals de la capitale, et c?est grâce à ce métissage entre cette musique des dancings d?une part, la musique d?inspiration tzigane importée en France par les groupes roms et manouche d?autre part, et du jazz, introduit par les soldats américains en 1917 après que les Etats-Unis se soient engagés dans le premier conflit mondial, que ce swing typiquement français a vu le jour. Ce style de jazz a laissé surtout dans les oreilles et les mémoires ce son de cordes, car il s?est rapidement fait connaître par une formation de type violon - 2 guitares - contrebasse, rencontrant un grand succès. C?est un peu oublier l?histoire, car les débuts du jeune Django se sont donc faits dans les salles de danse, partageant avec accordéonistes et clarinettistes les premières notes de ce nouveau genre musical. D?ailleurs, lorsque le violoniste Stéphane Grappelli quitta le quintette du Hot-Club de France pendant les années de guerre, D. Reinhardt le remplaça par un clarinettiste de talent, Hubert Rostaing, et d?autres clarinettistes fameux partageront cette aventure : Alix Combelle, Maurice Meunier ou encore André Ekyan. Nous avons donc essayé de présenter ce courant musical dans cet ouvrage, en illustrant le style par des morceaux calqués sur des standards, et avec des exemples d?improvisation à la manière des grands clarinettistes de l?époque. Sur le CD accompagnant le livre, vous trouverez en première partie les morceaux enregistrés à titre d?exemple, avec le thème suivi de son exemple d?improvisation, et en deuxième partie l?accompagnement seul, par la rythmique (dans la tradition jazz manouche : deux guitares et contrebasse), le playback, sur lequel vous pourrez tester vos interprétations. La note La (440 Hz) est donnée au début du CD, pour vous permettre de vous accorder. Tout au long de l?ouvrage, nous avons réuni quelques éléments qui nous paraissaient importants pour l?apprentissage des codes du jazz en général : les principes de base de l?interprétation, les principaux effets du jazz à la clarinette, le rappel des gammes de base nécessaires à l?improvisation, le rappel des principaux accords et de leurs enchaînements... A la fin, nous avons fait figurer les accords utilisés dans la méthode, les gammes pentatoniques et blues, les grilles de blues et d?anatoles déclinées dans toutes les tonalités, et un petit lexique qui explique quelques mots clés pour une meilleure compréhension. (Les mots figurant dans le lexique sont écrits en gras dans notre texte). Nous finissons par quelques mots sur les clarinettistes de cette période, ceux qui ont marqué l?histoire du jazz manouche. Continuons donc notre voyage au pays de la clarinette jazz... Bon travail, et bonne musique ! Contenu Primal blues - New Gypsy Song - Up City Blues - Old Sweet Mood - Jazz Promenade - Jazzy Minor - Les Yeux Noirs - Gentle Ballad - Autour du Swing - Jazz de Ville - Rhythm in Paris

Celebrated Violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) is well-known for his Caprices for Violin aiding violinists in their technique. Therefore when clarinetist Ulysse Delécluse arranged a selection of the Caprices for Clarinet it was well-received. Paganini's compositions are technically creative and demanding and Delécluse's adaptions for the Clarinet include variations in articulation phrasing breath marks range and dynamics. Considering the success of Paganini's Caprices for the Violin this versatile adaption forclarinetists cannot be missed by advanced performers of the instrument.

Like a technical encyclopedia for the Clarinet 25 Technical And Melodic Studies provides a detailed guide to establishing high standard technique on the instrument. Jeanjean's first volume in the compilation covers all aspects from complex rhythms to articulation making the book a must buy for all clarinettists. As a noted virtuoso Clarinet player himself Jeanjean's understanding of the practice of technical elements is second to none. The 25 Technical And Melodic Studies supply steady development in the context of seven solo studies five studies for three Clarinets and one duet study. This Paul Jeanjean study book cannot be missed by aspiring clarinettists.