More techniques for a mouthpieceless bass clarinet. The freeassociative improvisation focuses on dense, fierce and nervous interactions without committing themselves to coherent patterns or narratives. Theyre mostly found in some advancedlevel modern pieces but are lots of fun to play around with if youve got time on your hands. Normal playing contains intervals of no less than a semitone the distance between an f.
Gold room, congress plaza hotel howard klug professor of clarinet, jacobs school of music, indiana university, bloomington sponsored by andino clarinets, gemstone musical instruments i. In music, extended technique is unconventional, unorthodox, or nontraditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres. Blowing air through the instrument without deliberately sounding a pitch. Extended techniques for saxophone an approach through. Pdf contemporary aspects of clarinet performance f gerard. Books every clarinetist should have on their bookshelf or. A good basic guide to extended clarinet possibilities. A collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for clarinet. Publication date 1947 topics clarinet publisher new york. Greg oakes demonstrates clarinet extended techniques in. List of musical pieces which use extended techniques. No previous experience with contemporary playing techniques is needed.
Multiphonic tone production is an extended technique first introduced to the clarinet. Thank you to frank celata, clarinettist of the sydney symphony orchestra, for his guidance regarding the extended technique fingering. Here we take a look at the clarinet family, from the highest to the lowest voice. It goes at a gentle pace and uses the easiest path to the fastest progress. Clarinet multiphonics asu digital repository arizona state. The end of the chapter offers information on a variety of techniques and. Composers use of extended techniques is not specific to contemporary music for instance, hector berliozs use of col legno in his symphonie fantastique is an extended technique and it transcends. A resource manual for the solo flute repertoire of the twentieth century. Extended techniques are the special effects of the clarinet world. Advanced studies for the clarinet by polatschek, victor. While there are permissible variations in the thumb position, the clarinet should not be.
Throughout history, players and instruments have been forced to adjust to the times, or risk becoming obsolete. Mark watkins received his degrees from brigham young university and indiana university and has studied with eugene rousseau, daniel deffayet, ray smith, and yushi ishiwata and jazz with david baker. Clarinet excerpts for educational purposes only rimskykorsakov. It is possible to invent techniques other than those included here. Books every clarinetist should have on their bookshelf or kindle july 22, 2015 august 7. A catalog and analysis of their production strategies by. This free trial pdf version of beginning clarinet songbook is not just a book, it is an interactive instructional manual. Watkins has performed in more than 20 countries and with artists ranging from bob mintzer jazz saxophone to marlene pauley classical clarinet. It includes everything glissandi, slaptonguing, quartertones, mutes this book will assist the clarinetist who wishes to learn about.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This research investigates through performance two of these extended techniques. Manual of clarinet techniques supplementary to the. Consequently, much of our repertoire consists of extremely technical passages. It is an unfortunate myth which claims that extended techniques are only effects that are in no way related to traditional instrumental techniques. Ive used it a number of times to find the fingerings for multiphonics when writing clarinet pieces.
However, good individual warmup techniques are sometimes. Solving performance problems in your clarinet section. Microtones on the bass clarinet are much more problematic, because of the covered holes. The many other methods of altering the reader is again encouraged to. Exploration of selected extended clarinet techniques adelaide.
The clarinet is capable of producing a substantial number of extended playing techniques, which reflect progression and exploration in music. Teaching with extended flute techniques o ver the past 20 years extended techniques have become a fundamental skill for aspiring and established professional flutists. Unpitched notes may be made louder by allowing air to escape around the mouthpiece. Extended techniques for saxophone an approach through musical examples by. Exploration of selected extended clarinet techniques. Very thorough explanation of extended techniques and funny noises of all kinds plus microtonal, bisbigliandi and altissimo fingerings the latter even for contrabass clarinet. New techniques for the bass clarinet free download as pdf file. Clarinet intermediate bass clarinet band and instrumental method. Aend you may perform this excerpt on bflat clarinet if you do not have access to an a clarinet.
This is a list of musical compositions that employ extended techniques to obtain unusual sounds or instrumental timbres hector berlioz dream of witches sabbath from symphonie fantastique. College students cannot escape studying at least one piece with extended techniques, and professional flutists encounter them on a regular basis. A large collection of great music from past and present for your practice, performance and enjoyment. Technique the clarinet is nearly unique in its ability to play an extraordinary number of notes in the blink of an eye. Clarinet sheet music in pdf, mp3 and midi including free. Notation and performance of avantgarde literature for the. Orchestral excerpts for clarinet a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for clarinet compiled into a book. The addition of practice strategies is intended to assist the student and. Clarinet embouchure 1 say the letter v really slowly vvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeee this sets your mouth in the proper position 2 rest your top teeth on top of the mouth piece 3 close your lips around the rest of the mouth piece like you are saying v 4 and blow embouchure.
A resource for understanding clarinet multiphonics. Classic clarinet method, with scales, fingering chart, etudes, literature selections, and the like. Greg demonstrates some clarinet extended techniques including air through instrument, singing while playing, multiphonics, microtones, and difference tones. Kstate clarinet handbook pdf kansas state university. The clarinet is a master of expression its breadth of tone matched only by its sheer range and despite its seemingly simple construction its really quite a complex instrument. Beginning with example 5 from the rose 32 studies, breathe, blow, and release the first a. Extended techniques is a podcast about contemporary music through the lenses of timbral innovations. Professional and free clarinet sheet music to print and download in pdf, mp3 and midi. Most of these techniques ive covered already, in my post on clarinet articulation. It really helps their technique and their sightreading abilities. Ive used these for other instruments and im becoming reaquainted with clarinet. The midwest clinic wednesday, december 19, 2007 10 a. New directions for clarinet by phillip rehfeldt this is the authority on clarinet extended techniques.
I have a comprehensive warmup that i use daily in my teaching and playing. The importance of combining solo and chamber music. With the growing interest in hand horn natural horn and jazz horn, extended techniques for the horn by douglas hill is an important text in horn repertory. The extended techniques for flute are aligned with her isolation skills, her interest in all forms of dance from around the world, and her ability to perform on. The book can be downloaded as pdf, read online or ordered as a printed. If you are connected to the internet, simply click on the title of any song in the book and you will be directed to the corresponding web page. From the archives of the clarinet institute angeles.
Rehfeldt, new directions for clarinet, revised edition publisher. Virtually all the sound possibilities of the horn are included in this one book, with clearly and concisely organized descriptions, notation and comments to both performers and composers of horn music. If the school purchases most of the instruments, problems of intonation, balance and blend can be greatly improved by using matched instruments. If you look there youll find information on tongue rams without the mouthpiece and with, for that matter, flute.
Spring the most important part of any days practice time is the warm up period. Three things usually happen when you play clarinet ensemble music. Streitwolf even published a fivepage manual for playing his bass clarinets, including a. The haynes clarinet manual what every clarinettist needs, a concise and clear guide to maintenance.
Useful resources on contemporary clarinet playing free. Phil rehfeldts new directions for clarinet is a great resource for any composer or performer interested in extended clarinet techniques. Auxiliary parts will be assigned as needed and at the discretion of the faculty. How to play clarinet for beginners will help you to play the instrument with the correct mouth shape, hand positions, and proper blowing techniques. I feel that each aspect of the warmup should lead to the next, and that the objective should be a warm up of all muscle groups from large to small. Technique requirements for clarinet level i major scales and arpeggios chromatic scale e g 3 octaves, aflateflat 2 octaves level ii minor scales in three forms and arpeggios major scales in thirds through 3 sharps and 3 flats chromatic pattern i clarinet handbook level iii. This book is broken into individual sections each working on a different skill in instrumental performance.
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