Richard Duckett C. Loane: Team Woodwind. Clarinet: Clarinet: Instrumental Tutor

Team Woodwind: Clarinet is designed for everyone who wants to learn to play the Clarinet. Starting from the absolute basics like how to put the Clarinet together and what to do with the reed this book assumes no prior knowledge. The Team Woodwind series is not a ‘method’ rather a collection of music which can be flexibly tailored to suit each student.Apart from studies scales and arpeggios Team Woodwind: Clarinet contains over 50 well-known titles selected from the worlds of pop jazz and the shows as well as traditional and folk material and includes fun pieces such as Over the rainbow The PinkPanther and ’Star Wars’ main theme. Study option notes on the foot of most pages help the individualised teaching approach while comments on technique and theory are included throughout where relevant to guarantee a smooth learning experience.Improvisation composition and ensemble playing with other Woodwind instruments Piano or any of the instruments from the Team Strings Team Brass Team Recorder and Team Percussion series is encouraged. Upon finishing this book students will be able to play sophisticated tunes alone with other Clarinets or other instruments at approximately Grade 4 standard. An accompanying CD with over 75 digital backing tracks is included for individual or group use.

Team Woodwind is designed for everyone who wants to learn to play woodwind. This method: presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student is ideal for individual group or class tuition contains plenty of carefully graded music in a wide variety of styles encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire for mixed wind group and integrates with ensemble music in Team Strings Team Brass Team Recorder and Team Percussion offers more than 40 pieces which can be played in unison between flute and clarinet contains over 50 well-known titles selected from the worlds ofpop jazz and the shows as well as traditional and folk material provides imaginative piano accompaniments for selected pieces and chord symbols where appropriate develops instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition offers helpful notes for the teacher together with clear ensemble scores.

Team Woodwind is firmly established as a leading series of woodwind tutors. It presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student ideal for individual group and class tuition. The books in the series contain plenty of carefully graded music in a wide range of styles from Baroque and Classical eras to film folk jazz and Latin American. The series encourages ensemble playing with varied repertoire and develops instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition. Included are scales and arpeggios and a CD comprising of over 70 backing tracks to make every student feel like a star performer. Team Woodwind is available for Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Alto Saxophone and Tenor Saxophone all of which are compatible. There is also a separate book of Piano Accompaniments/Score. All of the books in the series are fully integrated allowing students using Team Woodwind to play in ensembles with students using Team Brass and Team Strings.