The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing

One of the most comprehensive available books on the subject features suggestions about technique, tonguing and articulation, musicianship, and musical interpretation. Includes guidelines for teaching, making your own reeds, and preparing for public performance, plus an intriguing look at clarinet history. "A godsend...far and away the most valuable guide ever printed for the self-taught player," The Clarinet, Journal of the International Clarinet Society. Appendixes. 7 black-and-white illustrations.

CONTENIDO:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
What a Clarinetist Need
Mouthpiece and Ligatures
The Clarinetist itself and Barrel Joints
The Two Basics in Clarinet Playing
The Embouchure
Technique
Tonguing and Articulation
Musicianship
Musical Interpretation
Teaching Other Clarinetists
Reeds
Public Performance
The Clarinetist's Order of Priorities
A Look at the Life Story of the Clarinet
The Clarinet Literature

Appendix I: A Selected List of Clarinet Literature
Appendix II: Clarinet Fingerings
Appendix III: Some Mailing Addresses Useful to Clarinetists
Bibliography
Index