This book was designed for use in a one or two semester heterogeneous college woodwind methods class or as a quick reference manual for school band and orchestra directors. It provides concise descriptions including instrument similarities and differences, breath support, reed adjustment and transposition. Includes:
• Instrument assembly, embouchure, hand position and articulation
• Carefully detailed fingering charts with clearly detailed primary fingerings and explanation of selected alternate fingerings and trill fingerings
• Progressive musical exercises/compositions, often harmonized, to allow students to learn new fingerings at an even pace while enjoying the ensemble sound
• Advanced concepts: alternate fingerings, vibrato, flicking, and multiple articulation
• Trouble shooting for mechanical or reed problems, repair and maintenance
• Recommendations for selecting: Reeds, Mouthpieces & ligatures, Instruments, Method books and study literature, Constructing a basic woodwind “toolbox”
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Publisher |
Meredith Music |
Series |
Meredith Music Resource |
Pages |
184(07) |
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Category |
Reference |
SubCategory1 |
Music Teaching |
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Medium |
Softcover |
ISBN13 |
9781574634365 |
ISBN13 |
1574634364 |
Dimensions |
305x229 |