CLARINET METHOD

BOOK ONE

Dear Student:

Welcome to the world of instrumental music. This book is designed to help you appreciate, read, and play music.

Have fun with music throughout your life!

Sincerely,

Paul Effman

“Music is the universal language of mankind” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Written by Paul Effman Jay Friedman – Editor & Graphics Lou & Justin Varuzzo – Photography

2nd edition Copyright © 2006 by LJ Hutchen

International Copyright Secured Litho in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved

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HAND POSITION AND EMBOUCHURE (the way you shape your mouth):

Right hand on lower joint. Left hand on upper joint. Place your lower lip slightly over your

lower teeth. Put the reed on your lower lip inserted

about ½ inch into your mouth Top teeth should rest on the mouthpiece. Tighten the corners of your mouth . Remember – don’t puff your cheeks!

THE CLARINET

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E1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Lesson 1

Teacher Notes: It is essential that very slow tempos are used - . A typical assignment for young students should be half a page. Foot tapping and tonguing should be stressed throughout the method. Over a 2-3 week period (while teaching Lessons 1 & 2) explain: G clef, whole note, whole rest, barline, double barline, and time signature. In order to accommodate ranges of different instruments in this series, some exercises will contain unmatched pitches from instrument to instrument. Unless noted otherwise, exercises will remain playable by mixed instruments.

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7

Tap your foot:

Keep tapping

keep tapping...

keep tapping...

Too-oo-oo-oo Too-oo-oo-oo Too-oo-oo-oo Too-oo-oo-oo

Too-oo-oo-oo Too-oo-oo-oo

Quarter Note Quarter Rest

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Lesson 4

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2

3

4

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6

7

Tap your foot:

Keep tapping

8Mary Had A Little Lamb

Time To Rest

Keep On Resting

Whale Of A Scale

keep tapping...

keep tapping...

Important message to musicians: at this point in your progress, you should start adding daily warm up exercises to your home practice schedule. See Page 28.

Too Too Too

Tongue every note

Keep tonguing

Key Signature

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Lesson 7

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2

3

4

5

6A

Old MacDonald Had Real Estate

Your First Duet

Roll left pointer fingerRoll left thumb

On A Roll

Yankee Doodle

Rock On

Aura Lee

6B

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Lesson 8

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2

3

4A

4B

A

Holiday Songs

Jingle Bells Again

Dreydle Dreydle

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

B

Good King

Duet

B A G F

B A

G

F

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Lesson 10

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8

Low Notes Are Tuff

Rock Tune 1

Rock Tune 2

Scale

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F E

1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 &

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Lesson 15

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Scale

Another Scale

King Henry The Eighth Note

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Low Cross Buns

Mary Had Low Notes

Long, Long Ago8

Long Rest

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Fadreit BluesJay Friedman

1st Clarinet

(24)Teacher Note: For Fadreit Blues score email PEMusic@aol.com

Long Rest

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39 40 41 42 43 44

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51 52 53 54 55 56

Fadreit BluesJay Friedman

2nd Clarinet

(25)Teacher Note: For Fadreit Blues score email PEMusic@aol.com