The Ultimate Clarinet Book For Beginners: How to Play the Clarinet with Precision, Passion and Pulse – includes free online course ‘Clarinet Kickstart’
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Understand exactly how the clarinet works, how to produce the best sound, how to become musically literate and, much more importantly, become a musician – a creative artist and a smarter clarinet player! Learn to inject life and energy into your music as you play to the pulse that you sense, and breathe with the natural phrasing and flow of the music – just as if you were singing.
This book is your recipe for clarinet success, fun and satisfaction – your ‘how to play’, your reference guide, your problem solver – your all-in-one musical package!
Learn how to:
- Handle the clarinet with ease
- Play new notes, associating the senses of listening, feeling and seeing
- Read fluently to the level of dotted notes and quaver rhythms
- Develop your tone asking sensible sound questions
- Instantly solve the common beginner’s challenges
Features:
- The ‘Three Step System for Reading Music’ – how to read, interpret and give life to the written music symbols
- The ‘Daily Practice Plan for All Round Development’ – structuring the most beneficial exercises to reap the best rewards from your practice time
- The ‘Practising Checklist for Beginners’ – to ensure you practise only those helpful habits that guarantee a strong technique
You will see how, through all the technical facts and exercises, the really important teaching shines through: making playing fun, having the best attitude and aspirations, feeling confident, loving listening, enjoying every note… and all those wonderful things that make music the fantastic sensory experience it is!
This book certainly lives up to its title being the most detailed and complete preparation for becoming a clarinetist that I have ever read. It is not a tutor, but rather a companion book to back up all the usual studies, scales and exam pieces with which the beginner will be confronted. The graphics are very clear, and the illustrations most appealing. Highly recommended for beginners for the best results. They deserve the benefit of this excellent book right from the beginning!
Paul Harvey ARCM LRAM
Former Senior Professor Royal Military School of Music Keller Hall.
International Clarinet Association Lifetime Achievement holder.
This is a terrific book, in itself, and as a resource for teachers……. a comprehensive and very enjoyable way to make a sure start to clarinet playing.The information is laid out in an exceptionally clear way, making sure that each step is understood, thus avoiding incorrect habits. Reading music is also explained, so that this advances in conjunction with the playing. The enthusiasm and love of playing shown by Maggie Gray is infectious and evident throughout the book.
Janet Hilton FRCM
Professor of clarinet RCM