Clarinet Music - Master Classes
(Updated 13 April 2007)

Each type of clarinet music now has its own page and may be accessed directly from the menus. Items are in alphabetical order by title on this page. In assigning difficulty levels based on years of study, we assume students start about age 11 or 12 and study privately. Any music grades listed are based on the US 1-6 system.

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C062: Campione on Clarinet by Carmine Campione. John Ten-Ten Publishing, Fairfield, OH, SB, 129 pages. A graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, a member of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 37 years, and an adjunct professor of clarinet at the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati, the author has put in writing proven methods, solid concepts, and a successful system of clarinet playing and instruction. Subjects include embouchure, breathing and support, tonguing, finger and hand position, equipment, intonation, reeds, and more. The author explains putting the concepts taught to work in an extended chapter on the Rose 40 Studies.
34.95
C061: The Clarinetist's Guide to Klezmer by Tom Puwalski, SB, 75 pages. This is a how to book for Clarinetists who want to learn how to perform "traditional" Klezmer. It includes 16 transcriptions of the recordings of Dave Tarras and Naftule Brandwein. Contents include: What is Traditional Klezmer?, Types of Klezmer Music, Klezmer Ornamentation, I Just Pulled the Clarinet Out of the Closet After 25 Years and Want to Play, How Can I Learn To Play Klezmer Music?, Using This Book and Musical Examples, Thoughts on Putting Together a Band, Resources, etc.
24.95
C016: Clarinet Master Class by Allen Sigel. SHALL-u-mo Publications, SB, 78 pages. The clarinet teacher and former principal of the Buffalo Philharmonic has created master lessons and etudes based on six solo works by Mozart (Concerto K. 622) , Weber (Concertino and Concerto No. 2), Spohr Concertos No. 1 and No. 2), and Brahms (Sonata in F Minor Op. 120, No. 1). Lessons include such topics as stylistic features, ensemble problems, musical and technical problems, dynamics, etc. The author provides recommended fingerings throughout the text.
24.95
C338: The Daniel Bonade Workbook by Larry Guy. Rivernote Press, 2004, Second Edition 2005, 110 pages. Daniel Bonade was arguably the greatest American clarinet teacher and certainly one of the greatest orchestral clarinetists of the 20th century. This workbook will reacquaint clarinetists with Bonade's fundamental playing concepts. It covers the tonal ideal, the study of legato, phrasing, articulation, coordination and control, conquering technical passages, Bonade's comments on orchestra excerpts, equipment (reeds and ligatures), Bonade's aesthetics, and studies based on Klose and Charpentier compiled by Bonade and Lefebve. The CD, The Legacy of Daniel Bonade is suggested for used with this book.
24.95

C844: Hand and Finger Development for Clarinetists by Larry Guy. Larry Guy, 2007, SB, 96 pages. The purpose of this book is to help clarinetists improve their finger speed and accuracy through the use of proper hand position, efficient finger motions, and correct fingerings. The book includes  preliminary exercises, hand and finger fundamentals (in theory and practice), additional technical concepts, fingering guidelines, support of the air, the role of the embouchure, slow legato, note pattern comprehension, and mastering fast passages. The book has many illustrations and musical examples and exercises.
24.95
C075: Jazz Clarinet by Bill Smith. Parkside Publications, 1993, SB, 139 pages. Includes an introduction to the special harmonies and rhythms of jazz music; 72 exercises in all keys and many rhythms to illustrate many of the special techniques of jazz; 3 blues trios; 3 twelve-tone trios and 16 jazz duets; solos on many jazz standards, including Giant Steps, Cherokee, What Is This Thing Called Love?, I Got Rhythm, Half Nelson, Someday My Prince Will Come, All the Things You Are and Green Dolphin Street; chapters on many of the advanced techniques pioneered by Bill Smith, including amplification of the clarinet, atonal jazz, multiphonics, muted notes, etc.; and an extensive Jazz Clarinet Discography prepared by Editor Malcolm S. Harris.
29.95
C650: The Vandoren Etude and Exercise Book for Clarinet, The Secrets of Ten Master Clarinetists. Carl Fischer, 2005, PB, 109 pages. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Vandoren Company, Carl Fischer Music has teamed up with ten of the world's finest clarinetists (Eddie Daniels, Paquito D'Rivera, Mitchell Estrin, Gary Foster, Ginger Kroft Barnetson, Greg Raden, Teresa Reilly, Harry Skoler, David Weber, and John Bruce Yeh), to produce a one-of-a-kind etude and exercise book in honor of this special anniversary. Each of these clarinet masters shares his and her inner secrets on how to play the clarinet. This eclectic collection covers Classical, Jazz, and Latin styles as well as etudes to develop tone, technique, lyricism and overall musicianship on the clarinet.
24.95
C043: The Working Clarinetist by Peter Hadcock. Roncorp Publications, 1999. SB, 212 pages. Peter Hadcock, the late Assistant Principal and Eb Clarinetist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, describes this book as an attempt to put on paper what he learned during his forty-three years of playing the clarinet. The book is divided into four parts. The first part which represents three quarters of the book is annotated orchestral excerpts many of which are part of the standard audition repertoire. Part 2 covers many technical aspects of clarinet playing such as embouchure, articulation, intonation etc. Part 3 are master classes on Mozart's and Nielsen's clarinet concertos.  The final section has trill and tremolo fingerings.
39.95
Bindings:  HB: Hard Bound,  PB: Perfect Bound (paperback with square spine),  SS: Saddle Stitch (paper, folded and stapled in the center),  SB: Spiral Bound (plastic or metal spiral or comb binding).

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