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Friday Favorites: Clarinet Étude Books
Happy Friday! The clarinet is lucky to have such an abundance of wonderful music, including countless étude books. Many of these études are so great that they’re even performed as concert pieces and in recitals! Here are a few of my favorite clarinet étude books (listed in no particular order): Cyrille Rose 32 Études Béla Kovács Hommages Ernesto Cavallini 30 Caprices Johann Müller 22 Clarinet Études Paul JeanJean 18 Études for the Clarinet Victor Polatschek 12 Études for Clarinet Eugène Bozza 11 Études Sur Des Modes Karnatiques Eugène Bozza14 Études de Mecanisme Marco Bordogni Melodious Études for Clarinet Jacques Lancelot 25 Études Faciles et Progressives Aurelio Magnani 10 Études-Caprices de Grande Difficult What are your favorite clarinet études? Leave a comment…
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Friday Favorites: Clarinet Method Books
Happy Friday! You can’t beat method books. These all-in-one resources usually contain most everything you need, from technical exercises, lyrical studies, and other fundamental resources. There are a plethora of clarinet methods out there, and here are a few of my favorite. (Note that some of these might currently be out of print.) Hyacinthe Klosé Celebrated Method for the Clarinet Leon Russianoff Clarinet Method Rubank Method for Clarinet (I use this with many of my students!) Henry Lazarus Method for Clarinet Carl Baermann Complete Method for Clarinet Gustave Langenus Complete Method for the Clarinet Alamiro Giampieri Progressive Method for Clarinet Benny Goodman Clarinet Method David Hite Melodious and Progressive Studies for Clarinet Frederick Thurston The Clarinet: A Comprehensive Method What method…
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Friday Favorites: Auxiliary Clarinet Studies
Happy Friday! We are #blessed to have so many wonderful members of the clarinet family. If you play an auxiliary clarinet (or are thinking of picking one up), here are some of my favorite studies and resources to help you: Julius Weissenborn Advanced Studies for Alto and Bass Clarinets Michael Drapkin Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet Alamiro Giampieri Difficult Passages and Solos for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet Jacques Merrer Orchestral Excerpts for Sopranino/Piccolo E-Flat Clarinet and D Clarinet Practical Hints on Playing the Alto Clarinet (Alfred Publishing) Peter Hadcock Orchestral Studies for the Eb Clarinet Sauro Berti 20 Studies for Bass Clarinet and Basset Horn Happy practicing!
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Friday Favorites: Clarinet History Books
Happy Friday! I love learning about the clarinet’s history, and there are so many wonderful resources available. Here are a few of my favorite clarinet history books (please note that some of these may be out of print or difficult to find. I recommend checking out nearby university libraries or using interlibrary loans): Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past by Pamela Weston – Perhaps my favorite book on this list, this book examines famous clarinetists of the past, including Anton Stadler, Heinrich Baermann, and Richard Mühlfeld. Pamela Weston is a brilliant writer and scholar, and she wrote other clarinet books, including The Clarinet Teacher’s Companion, More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past, Clarinet Virtuosi of Today, and Yesterday’s Clarinettists:…
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Friday Favorites: Technical Exercises
Happy Friday! You all know I love my scales, but I also enjoy a good technique-building book! Here are some of my favorite books and exercises to help polish and develop better clarinet technique: 11 Technical Exercises Paul Jeanjean Vade-Mecum du Clarinettiste Fritz Kroepsch 416 Progressive Daily Studies for the Clarinet Périer 331 Exercises Journaliers de Mechanisme Klosé Daily Exercises and Technical Studies from the Celebrated Method for the Clarinet Cyrille Rose 40 Studies Ernesto Cavallini 30 Caprices Kalmen Opperman Velocity Studies Frederick Thurston Passage Studies Giovanni Battista Gambaro 22 Progressive Studies Gaetano Labanchi 35 Studies for Clarinet Jean Xavier Lefevre 60 Exercises for Clarinet Happy practicing, and I hope you have a great weekend!
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Friday Favorites: Articulation Exercises
Happy Friday! Another week, another opportunity for me to share some of my favorite clarinet-related things! This week, I’m sharing some of my favorite articulation exercises. Developing a polished articulation style (both quality and speed) is very important for clarinetists, and here are some of my favorite books to help you in this pursuit: Reginald Kell 17 Staccato Studies (also Clarinet Staccato from the Beginning) Gustave Langenus “Tonguing Study” from Book Three of Complete Method for the Clarinet (No. 11 – page 22) Robert Stark Daily Staccato Exercises Randall Cunningham Tongue Twisters Fernand Gillet Exercices Sur Les Gammes, Les Intervalles, et Le Staccato Pour Clarinette Reiner Wehle Clarinet Fundamentals 1: Sound and Articulation Avrahm Galper Tone, Technique, and Staccato…
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Friday Favorites: Scale Studies
Happy Friday! This week, I’m sharing a few of my favorite scale books. Since I’m somewhat of a scale fanatic, this was a bit difficult to narrow down! In my opinion, no practice session is complete without scale studies, and I’ve linked some of the scale books below to exercises, Boot Camps, and Digital Downloads that I’ve created as resources to help you learn these materials. Without further ado, here are my favorite scale books for clarinetists (listed in no particular order): Carl Baermann Complete Method for the Clarinet, Op. 63 (3rd Division) Pares Daily Exercises and Scales for Clarinet Emile Stiévenard Practical Study of the Scales B. Albert 24 Varied Scales and Exercises for Clarinet…