The Clarinet Studio Companion

Description A new resource for aspiring professional clarinet players. The book includes career-focused interviews and contributions by some of the most respected clarinetists and musicians in the field. Chapters on Instructional Foundations, Warm-Up and Practice Routines, Solo Repertoire, Chamber Repertoire, Orchestral Excerpts, Audition Preparation, Working with Collaborative Pianists, Contemporary Clarinet Techniques, Instrument Care, Maintenance, and Repair, Injuries and Healthy Habits, Group Activities for Studio Class, Teaching the Clarinet to Middle and High School Students, and Career Paths for the Professional Player, Teacher, and Clarinetist turned Conductor.  Appendix includes information regarding Auxiliary Instruments.  Highly recommended for college students and the serious high school student. If I were only able to purchase one book about the clarinet, it would be “The Clarinet Studio Companion.” It provides much valuable information about all the need-to-know topics, such as history, reeds and repertoire, as well as practical advice on rehearsal etiquette and professional auditions. I cannot imagine a more complete and helpful guide to the clarinet. I believe it will be a well-worn fixture in the libraries of many student and professional musicians. – Andrea Levine, Principal Clarinet, The Louisville Orchestra Adjunct Associate Professor (Clarinet), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music