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Clarinet For Dummies Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition
by Etheridge, David
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- Title Clarinet For Dummies
- Author Etheridge, David
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used: Good
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher For Dummies
- Publication date 2010-08-31
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0470584777
- ISBN 9780470584774 / 0470584777
- Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 7.38 x 0.83 in (23.37 x 18.75 x 2.11 cm)
- Size 6.90x0.40x8.60
- Category Music/Songbooks
- Library of Congress subjects Clarinet
- Dewey Decimal Code 788.621
- Quantity available 1
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From the publisher
From the rear cover
Learn to:
- Develop proper finger placement and posture
- Play your first notes and move on to advanced techniques
- Maintain perfect pitch as you play
- Tune your clarinet
Your hands-on guide to mastering the most popular woodwind
Want to play the clarinet? No problem! This hands-on guide teaches you all the techniques you need to play this popular woodwind alone or in a group setting. 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.
- Get keyed up -- explore the anatomy of the clarinet and grasp the basic concepts of playing the instrument, from using the mouthpiece and reed to fingering keys
- Read all about it -- get a primer on how to read music or take a quick refresher course to sharpen your skills
- Clarinet care 101 -- understand how to properly assemble, clean, store, maintain, and repair your clarinet
- Start making some noise -- get expert tips and techniques on breathing and posture, hand position, and lip and mouth placement
- Hit the high notes -- take your skills to the next level to master intermediate techniques to reach high notes and add speed to your tonguing and improve your fingering
Open the book and find:
- Tips for picking the right clarinet for you
- Guidance on renting versus buying
- Descriptions, illustrations, and exercises
- How to tune up for the proper pitch
- Warm-ups, scales, and studies to develop your skills
- Fingering charts
- Ten bad habits to avoid
- Tips for adjusting your reeds to suit your playing
