Accessing your technique level: Clarinet Learning good tone and technique is ESSENTIAL for the music undergraduate.

One way to learn tone and technique thoroughly and quickly is to combine technique with warm-up. Choose 2 or 3 Warm-Up Options (listed in order of difficulty) every day. Follow Warm-Up with a focused practice on technique. Melody Smith Technique Level 1: Klose Scale Study Warm-Up Option 1: Do this weeks assigned major scales (around Circle of 4ths) ascending only, one octave, lowest on your instrument, fermata on top tonic; repeat as needed ( to correct mistakes or to memorize more completely). Wet all reeds and change every 6 scales or so, sorting as you go. Stretch your embouchure, neck, hands, spine and/or hips every time you stop. Warm-Up Option 2: Do same but 2 octaves. Wet all reeds and change every 6 scales or so, continue to sort. Stretch your embouchure, neck, hands, spine and/or hips every time you stop Warm-Up Option 3: Do this weeks assigned minor scales ascending and descending, one octave, lowest on your instrument, fermata on last tonic. Use Klose rhythm pattern. Continue to change & sort reeds and stretch as needed Warm-Up Option 4: Do this weeks assigned minor scales ascending and descending, two octaves, lowest on your instrument, fermata on last tonic. Use Klose rhythm pattern. Continue to change & sort reeds and stretch as needed Warm-Up Option 5: Do half of this weeks assigned major and minor scale pairs slowly with fermata on the last note. Technique Daily Intensive Routine: Map Metronome on one set each day Perfect Metronome Speed = Ability to do entire pattern, focusing on correct notes, good rhythm and tone - no increase in metronome speed if these factors are sacrificed Ability to play continuously (with sip breaths) 3 times through pattern

Keep a list of metronome speeds for each day. If you were unsuccessful, subtract 3 from your best speed.

For Week 1 (Monday, September 2, 2013): Technique as below, Etudes 1 4, Tartini Mvts. 1 & 2

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Lesson (Starting Point for next week) Assessment:

C/am, F/dm, Bb/gm Scales: 70-73 Eb/cm, Ab/fm, Db/bbm Scales: 66 C/am, F/dm, Bb/gm Scales: 73 Eb/cm, Ab/fm, Db/bbm Scales: 66 C/am, F/dm, Bb/gm Scales: 75 Eb/cm, Ab/fm, Db/bbm Scales: 68 C/am, F/dm, Bb/gm, Eb/cm, Ab/fm, Db/bbm Scales: 64 C/am, F/dm, Bb/gm, Eb/cm, Ab/fm, Db/bbm Scales: 60

Need to practice a bit slower but good progress this week!

For Week 2 (Monday, September 9, 2013): Technique as below, etudes 13 & 4, Tartini Mvt 1

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

Lesson
(Starting Point for next week) 1st week Assessment:

Eb/cm Scales: 55 Ab/fm Scales: 52 Eb/cm Scales: 57 Ab/fm Scales:55 Eb/cm Scales:59 Ab/fm Scales: 57 Eb/cm, Ab/fm Scales: 62 Eb/cm, Ab/fm Scales:

Need to practice a bit slower but good progress for the 1st week!