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Clarinet Practice Unlocked by Ran Kampel and Clarinet Conditioning Warm-ups and Perspectives by David Cook are offered here as a bundle with $5 in savings.
Clarinet Practice Unlocked Description:
A Complete Guide to Orchestral and Wind Band Excerpts for Clarinet by Ran Kampel. Designed for clarinet students and teachers at all levels. This book aims to help navigate the daunting task of practicing our instrument, by offering clear, practical practice methods for tackling common challenges. We explore common challenges that may arise when working on a given passage and examine a variety of effective practice methods to overcome them.
The book presents 26 practice methods specifically designed to assist students in the practice room. Using standard orchestral, opera and wind band excerpts as examples, I discuss how to address issues related to technique, phrasing, intonation, dynamics, articulation, breathing, rhythm, and pulse. Additionally, I cover general concepts and approaches to practicing that can be applied to any passage.
In the final chapter of the book I compiled 80 commonly requested excerpts for principal clarinet auditions in both orchestras and wind ensembles. To ensure the accuracy of these parts, I have carefully cross-referenced multiple editions and original manuscripts, providing the most up-to-date and reliable versions available.
Readers will find tools for self-evaluating their progress and strategies for achieving their playing goals while mastering their music. My hope is that the book inspires the reader to develop better practice habits and become innovative problem solvers as they confront these challenges that we all encounter in the practice room.
Israeli born clarinetist Ran Kampel enjoys a versatile career of solo, chamber music, orchestral performances, and teaching. Currently living in Texas, he serves as the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Baylor University School of Music. Before joining Baylor University, Ran held principal clarinet positions with the Jacksonville Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and was a fellow with the New World Symphony. He also has performed as a guest musician with The Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. During the summers, Ran has performed at Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Tanglewood, Yellow Barn, Krzyżowa-Music, Lakes Area, Aspen, Norfolk, Sarasota, Britten–Pears and Breckenridge music festivals.
Clarinet Conditioning Warm-ups and Perspectives Description:
A thorough and meticulous clarinet warm-up addressing all fundamental components establishes the foundation necessary for both technical success and the freedom to engage in the artistic process of music-making in practice or performance. Clarinet Conditioning: Warm-Ups and Perspectives by David Cook presents a series of engaging, insightful interviews with clarinetists from a wide variety of specializations, pedagogical lineages and career paths alongside a robust collection of exercises and materials for study, many of which come directly from the interviewees. In these conversations, learn how some of today’s leading clarinetists condition themselves to perform at the highest level on a daily basis through a carefully considered warm-up routine.
A well-planned warm-up routine prepares both the body and the mind for the act of creative music-making, simultaneously reinforcing proper fundamentals and removing any technical barriers. This allows the performer to devote their full attention to actualizing their own expression and interpretation. With chapters devoted to Stretching, Breathing and Airflow, Tone, Voicing, Intonation, Technical Patterns and Articulation, Clarinet Conditioning presents practical exercises in an à la carte format that can be applied to any level of clarinet study and performance. With such a wide assortment of exercises to choose from, the clarinetist can easily customize a daily course of study that best serves their current abilities and needs.
A recurring theme across the interviews in this book is that a warm-up routine should continue to grow and evolve with the musician, reinforcing fundamentals and providing new challenges. The material in this book can do just that. The numerous exercises are enough to occupy many years of rigorous study, while the insight and advice shared by some of the finest orchestral and military band musicians, chamber musicians and university professors will last a lifetime.
