Clarinet For Dummies (eBook)

David Etheridge (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2010 | 1. Auflage
368 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-87530-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Master the most popular woodwind

Want to play the clarinet? No problem! This hands-on guide
teaches you all the fundamental techniques you need to play this
popular woodwind alone or in a group setting.

Clarinet For Dummies gives you the ideal introduction to
play clarinet. You?ll begin by learning how to properly hold a
clarinet and move on to getting a consistent sound, reading music,
and playing songs in a variety of styles, including classical, pop,
and jazz.

* Step-by-step instruction on finger placement, posture, and
basic up-keep for the instrument

* Tips on how to buy or rent a clarinet

* Accompanying CD offers play-along recordings of every exercise
featured in the book

Whether you?ve never held a clarinet or are looking to brush up
on skills from your youth, Clarinet For Dummies is packed
with friendly, easy-to-follow instructions to have you playing this
versatile instrument with ease!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are
not included as part of eBook file.

Autor

David Etheridge is the David Ross Boyd Professor of Clarinet, Chair of the Woodwind Area, and member of the Oklahoma Woodwind Quintet at the University of Oklahoma. He has taught clarinet for over 45 years.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: Tuning Up with the Basics 7

Chapter 1: So You Want to Play the Clarinet 9

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Clarinet 23

Chapter 3: Picking the Right Clarinet for You 37

Chapter 4: Grasping the Basics of Musical Notation 59

Chapter 5: Assembling, Cleaning, and Caring for Your Clarinet 83

Part II: And a One, and a Two, and a Three: Getting Started 97

Chapter 6: Getting Your Body, Lungs, and Lips in the Game 99

Chapter 7: Playing Your First Notes 111

Chapter 8: Heading Lower, Higher, and In Between 129

Chapter 9: Playing Between the Notes: Slurring and Tonguing 147

Chapter 10: Rising Above and Beyond High C 167

Part III: Above and Beyond: Essential Intermediate Techniques 179

Chapter 11: Achieving a Great Clarinet Tone 181

Chapter 12: Shaking It Up with Vibrato, Glissandos, Bends, and Scoops 193

Chapter 13: Taking Your Fingers to the Next Level: Additional Fingerings 205

Chapter 14: Turbo Tonguing and Faster Fingering 215

Chapter 15: Tuning Up for Proper Pitch 225

Chapter 16: Heading to the Practice Studio 239

Chapter 17: Refining Your Reeds 257

Chapter 18: Gaining Expertise and Exposure through the Clarinet Community 287

Part IV: The Part of Tens 297

Chapter 19: Ten Insider Secrets to Great Clarinet Playing 299

Chapter 20: Ten (Plus) Clarinetists You Gotta Hear 305

Part V: Appendixes 313

Appendix A: Fingering Charts 315

Appendix B: About the CD 317

Index 323

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Schlagworte: Klarinette • lifestyle • lifestyles • music • Musik
• ISBN-10: 0-470-87530-5 / 0470875305
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-87530-8 / 9780470875308