Useful resources on contemporary clarinet playing free. The earliest useful discussion of the extended capabilities of the saxophone is jeanmarie londeixs hello. Extended techniques is a podcast about contemporary music through the lenses of timbral innovations. Extended techniques for saxophone an approach through. Phil rehfeldts new directions for clarinet is a great resource for any composer or performer interested in extended clarinet techniques. The importance of combining solo and chamber music. How to play clarinet for beginners will help you to play the instrument with the correct mouth shape, hand positions, and proper blowing techniques. Pdf contemporary aspects of clarinet performance f gerard. Advanced studies for the clarinet by polatschek, victor. A resource for understanding clarinet multiphonics. In music, extended technique is unconventional, unorthodox, or nontraditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres. Rehfeldt, new directions for clarinet, revised edition publisher.
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. It includes everything glissandi, slaptonguing, quartertones, mutes this book will assist the clarinetist who wishes to learn about. 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. Throughout history, players and instruments have been forced to adjust to the times, or risk becoming obsolete. Three things usually happen when you play clarinet ensemble music. 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. Most of these techniques ive covered already, in my post on clarinet articulation. Here we take a look at the clarinet family, from the highest to the lowest voice. Ive used these for other instruments and im becoming reaquainted with clarinet. Consequently, much of our repertoire consists of extremely technical passages. Theyre mostly found in some advancedlevel modern pieces but are lots of fun to play around with if youve got time on your hands. Kstate clarinet handbook pdf kansas state university.
No previous experience with contemporary playing techniques is needed. The haynes clarinet manual what every clarinettist needs, a concise and clear guide to maintenance. Aend you may perform this excerpt on bflat clarinet if you do not have access to an a clarinet. Multiphonic tone production is an extended technique first introduced to the clarinet. The freeassociative improvisation focuses on dense, fierce and nervous interactions without committing themselves to coherent patterns or narratives.
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. Extended techniques are the special effects of the clarinet world. Orchestral excerpts for clarinet a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for clarinet compiled into a book. 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. 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. A good basic guide to extended clarinet possibilities.
Notation and performance of avantgarde literature for the. Watkins has performed in more than 20 countries and with artists ranging from bob mintzer jazz saxophone to marlene pauley classical clarinet. New techniques for the bass clarinet free download as pdf file. 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. From the archives of the clarinet institute angeles. Solving performance problems in your clarinet section. Professional and free clarinet sheet music to print and download in pdf, mp3 and midi. More techniques for a mouthpieceless bass clarinet. Greg oakes demonstrates clarinet extended techniques in. It goes at a gentle pace and uses the easiest path to the fastest progress. Ive used it a number of times to find the fingerings for multiphonics when writing clarinet pieces. The end of the chapter offers information on a variety of techniques and. Books every clarinetist should have on their bookshelf or kindle july 22, 2015 august 7. College students cannot escape studying at least one piece with extended techniques, and professional flutists encounter them on a regular basis.
Very thorough explanation of extended techniques and funny noises of all kinds plus microtonal, bisbigliandi and altissimo fingerings the latter even for contrabass clarinet. Publication date 1947 topics clarinet publisher new york. Clarinet intermediate bass clarinet band and instrumental method. 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. Contemporary aspects of, clarinet performance loree oboes continued from page 7. This research investigates through performance two of these extended techniques. 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. While there are permissible variations in the thumb position, the clarinet should not be. List of musical pieces which use extended techniques. However, good individual warmup techniques are sometimes. Technique the clarinet is nearly unique in its ability to play an extraordinary number of notes in the blink of an eye. Books every clarinetist should have on their bookshelf or. Microtones on the bass clarinet are much more problematic, because of the covered holes. Teaching with extended flute techniques o ver the past 20 years extended techniques have become a fundamental skill for aspiring and established professional flutists.
Normal playing contains intervals of no less than a semitone the distance between an f. A resource manual for the solo flute repertoire of the twentieth century. The midwest clinic wednesday, december 19, 2007 10 a. Greg demonstrates some clarinet extended techniques including air through instrument, singing while playing, multiphonics, microtones, and difference tones. New directions for clarinet by phillip rehfeldt this is the authority on clarinet extended techniques. Spring the most important part of any days practice time is the warm up period. The addition of practice strategies is intended to assist the student and. A large collection of great music from past and present for your practice, performance and enjoyment. It really helps their technique and their sightreading abilities. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I have a comprehensive warmup that i use daily in my teaching and playing. It is possible to invent techniques other than those included here.
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. If you look there youll find information on tongue rams without the mouthpiece and with, for that matter, flute. This free trial pdf version of beginning clarinet songbook is not just a book, it is an interactive instructional manual. Exploration of selected extended clarinet techniques. This book is broken into individual sections each working on a different skill in instrumental performance. 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. Classic clarinet method, with scales, fingering chart, etudes, literature selections, and the like. Clarinet multiphonics asu digital repository arizona state. Blowing air through the instrument without deliberately sounding a pitch. The book can be downloaded as pdf, read online or ordered as a printed. The many other methods of altering the reader is again encouraged to.
Auxiliary parts will be assigned as needed and at the discretion of the faculty. Thank you to frank celata, clarinettist of the sydney symphony orchestra, for his guidance regarding the extended technique fingering. A collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for clarinet. Unpitched notes may be made louder by allowing air to escape around the mouthpiece. Release the tip of the tongue from the reed with the syllable tee. The clarinet is capable of producing a substantial number of extended playing techniques, which reflect progression and exploration in music.
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