Clarinet

This classic series of duets for like instruments is recognizable to nearly everyone who has ever studied an instrument. The wealth of material supplements musical development and provides a rich experience for growing musicians. Duet playing is often a student's first form of ensemble experience - technique, tone quality, intonation and balance are introduced as students do one of the things they enjoy most - making music with a friend. And duet playing leads easily and naturally to competent performance in larger ensembles. (Vol. I - Easy to Medium, Vol. 2 - Medium to Advanced)

This classic series of duets for like instruments is recognizable to nearly everyone who has ever studied an instrument. The wealth of material supplements musical development and provides a rich experience for growing musicians. Duet playing is often a student's first form of ensemble experience - technique, tone quality, intonation and balance are introduced as students do one of the things they enjoy most - making music with a friend. And duet playing leads easily and naturally to competent performance in larger ensembles. (Vol. I - Easy to Medium, Vol. 2 - Medium to Advanced)

The next step for students who have completed the advanced level method for their instrument. The full-page etudes in this series, key-centered and supported by scale and arpeggio exercises, take the student to that next level of performance wherein their accumulated skills allow them to play full-length performance pieces with a high level of musicianship and competence. As such, many states include these pieces in their all-state audition lists.

Contents: Caminando (Endresen) Chant D'orient (De Caprio) Concertino, Op.26 (Weber) Dance of Mirlitons (Tchaikovsky) The Flight of the Bumble Bee Frivolities (Brahmstedt) Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakov) Lamento (Bassi) Martinello (Gilmore) Nocturne (Bassi) Pepperino (Endresen) Theme from Scheherazade.

Contents: At the Hearth Evening Waltz Fanfare of Poppies Hallucination Homeward Humoresque Remembrance of Distant Friend Rustic Ball Song of the Dawn Song of Worker.

These studies, a series of short etudes designed to improve technique and musicianship, are intended to supplement or follow any elementary method.