University:
Sam Houston State University
Course:
MUSI 1224 | Musicianship I
Academic year:

2022
Views:

88

Pages:

9
Author:

5CelestialChronicle

Beginning Band is Over: Are the Clarinets Ready to be in Your Performing Group? Areas of refinement: • • • Tone Technique Tongue I. Tone A. Elements of Tone Production 1. Air 2. Embouchure 3. Long Tones Long Tone Exercise No. 1 Long Tone Exercise No. 2 Long Tone Exercise No. 3 Long Tone Exercise No. 4 Long Tone Exercise No. 5 B. Clarion and Altissimo Registers: Tongue Position 1. Register slurs introduction: begin with A – E, Bb – F, and C – G 2. High registers slurs B – F# - D# use fork fingering II. Technique A. Hand Position 1. Left hand 2. Right hand B. The Break 1. Throat tones G G#/Ab A A#/Bb 2. Initial exercises: C–G C–G-C C–A C–A–C B–A B–A–B 3. Incorporate into long tone exercises 4. Incorporate into scales F major [__RH__] [___RH__] C major [_RH_] [_RH_] C. Scales and Fingering Patterns 1. Pinkies Left Right patterns D Major scale L R R L Right Left Right patterns E Major scale R L R R L R R L R R L R 2. Sliver key vs. Side key (D#/Eb) B-flat Major scale L L L E-flat Major scale L SK SK L 3. Chromatic Fingering L R L R R L RL F L SK SK L LR L F III. Tongue A. Establishing legato B. Initial exercises cresc. C. Speed cresc. cresc. R R L R L IV. Practicing • • • • Long Tones Technique Articulation Repertoire