Brent Coppenbarger

Fine-Tuning the Clarinet Section (eBook, PDF)

A Handbook for the Band Director

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Clarinets are prominent melody instruments, and a strong clarinet section can make the difference between a good band and a great band. In Fine-Tuning the Clarinet Section: A Handbook for the Band Director, Brent Coppenbarger offers a full range of strategies to assist the band director, the beginning clarinetist, and the advanced clarinetist in developing a strong clarinet section. Fine Tuning the Clarinet Section covers the following topics: The basic foundations of a good clarinet embouchureSelecting and breaking-in a new reedA discussion on equipmentClarinet maintenanceIntonationArticulation StrategiesStrategies for developing finger techniqueDeveloping MusicalityDeveloping a warm-up routineRehearsing the woodwind sectionPreparing for a solo performance10 steps to better sight-readingFine-Tuning the Clarinet Section: A Handbook for the Band Director is an indispensable resource for the band director who wishes to improve his clarinet section, as well as the beginning clarinetist, advanced clarinetist, or anyone interested in clarinet.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216322405
• Artikelnr.: 74842221

Autorenporträt

Brent Coppenbarger is professor of music at the Cline School of Music at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina where he has taught music theory and woodwinds since 1995. He has published in The Clarinet, NACWPI Journal, and The Instrumentalist. He is also a composer who works are available from Dorn Publications and Musica Rara.

Inhaltsangabe

Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The Embouchure
2 The Reed
3 Equipment
4 Maintenance
5 Intonation
6 Articulation
7 Finger Technique
8 Musicality
9 A Colorful Warm-Up Routine
10 Rehearsing the Woodwind Section
11 Preparing for a Solo Performance
12 Ten Steps to Better Sight Reading
Conclusion
Appendix of Additional Materials for Clarinetists
Index
About the Author