Ricardo Morales, in one of the many lessons I had with him told me that every note you play should be played with the mindset that you are playing a concerto at Carnegie Hall. It is hard to maintain that kind of attention and intensity, It's great advice, and clearly Ricardo taken his own advice and it has paid off! Thanks for watching - I am honored that you do!
Very good video. Because of you I have practised a lot the book of oppelman. There is also in it a very good study on grace notes and 3 studies on chords with unsual accidents (double flat and double sharp). Thanks from France.
I looked at my books of scales and I can add: Avrahm Galper (a bit like Albert), Eugene Gay ( breaking scales in so many exercices), Fernand Gillet (Exercices pour la technique supérieure de la clarinette and Exercices sur les gammes...), Yves Didier (Les gammes du clarinettiste) for preparation to XXc music. Modal is a great idea, we can practice blues scales also.
Thanks, Brian! I have some scale stuff I wrote out myself that I am going to make a video about and put on my website...so many things to do!:) thanks for watching - I will keep making stuff that I hope is helpful!
Wow! This is realy THE advices! Great. Wonderfull. To manny teachers(kind of) miss this - they never got the point-the core how to teach etc.. I had to manny bad ones I’m sorry to say- which was a disaster. I had to go back and repair - not good. Scales for me as a young clarinetist was so boring and destroyed the passion Good video this one!! 🌟
One of the funniest (and not so funny) moments I had with Mr. Weber is when I finished the 1st Didier book and he made me go right back to the beginning. He told me that one is never done learning one's scales. I wanted to cry!!!
I never got to take lessons with Mr Weber. I regret that never happened. I have received his teaching through others. I have heard many stories about the experience - your totally checks out! Lol I totally agree with him. There is not an “end” to any of this stuff. Every piece of new information or ability demands we check in on things we already think we know. It simultaneously exhausting and inspiring
Nice!! For the scales I like "Les Gammes du Clarinettiste " by Yves Didier and for work on the sound, flexibility, intonation and, articulation I highly recomend J.Fuster's book, check it out!!
I think the Hamelin is a great book. The Baermann is understandably the one that takes center stage due to how comprehensive it is, but the Hamelin is a very powerful addition to support that work. I have always been surprised that it is not more widely used.
I have never stopped to think about this. In my head, scale exercises would translate the same to both systems. That being said, I can barely play a scale on the German system clarinet so I can’t speak with total confidence about it. We play the same literature on them so it would seem logical to me that the fundamental practice material would be the same.
Great video. Just one thing, what happened to Locrian mode? Did Joe Allard leave it out and if so why? Or what? As a jazz player Locrian is a useful mode.
That is a great question. I have to at least acknowledge that my memory (as I didn’t find the Allard book at my house before making the video) could be off on that. I retired from pursuing jazz in the mid 1990’s - my first exposure to this idea was with Gary Foster back when I lived in LA. It was a long time ago, and I was in my 20’s and perhaps being lazy….but I am certain this was how I did it. Even reading this back, I don’t consider this an answer to your question lol! I can’t account for what Joe Allard did at the moment. I will find that book in my messy home and reply again when I do:)
Sounds hazardous! My suggestion, in your case, is to find the scales and/or passages in the music you are working on and start with those keys…you should be able to notice the progress more quickly and then, just maybe, you will be less inclined to fall asleep:)
The greatest advice I received today - play the scales like it is a music, because they are going to turn into music. :-) Thank you!
Ricardo Morales, in one of the many lessons I had with him told me that every note you play should be played with the mindset that you are playing a concerto at Carnegie Hall. It is hard to maintain that kind of attention and intensity, It's great advice, and clearly Ricardo taken his own advice and it has paid off!
Thanks for watching - I am honored that you do!
Very good video. Because of you I have practised a lot the book of oppelman. There is also in it a very good study on grace notes and 3 studies on chords with unsual accidents (double flat and double sharp). Thanks from France.
@@philipperoche7746 I am so happy to hear this! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience:)
I looked at my books of scales and I can add: Avrahm Galper (a bit like Albert), Eugene Gay ( breaking scales in so many exercices), Fernand Gillet (Exercices pour la technique supérieure de la clarinette and Exercices sur les gammes...), Yves Didier (Les gammes du clarinettiste) for preparation to XXc music. Modal is a great idea, we can practice blues scales also.
Those are wonderful additions to the ones I thought of. So much great stuff in the world! Thanks for contributing to the conversation:)
Amazing, definitely going to go back to practicing scales!! Appreciate all your content!
Thanks, Brian! I have some scale stuff I wrote out myself that I am going to make a video about and put on my website...so many things to do!:) thanks for watching - I will keep making stuff that I hope is helpful!
Wow! This is realy THE advices! Great. Wonderfull. To manny teachers(kind of) miss this - they never got the point-the core how to teach etc.. I had to manny bad ones I’m sorry to say- which was a disaster. I had to go back and repair - not good. Scales for me as a young clarinetist was so boring and destroyed the passion
Good video this one!! 🌟
Thank you for your kind words!
One of the funniest (and not so funny) moments I had with Mr. Weber is when I finished the 1st Didier book and he made me go right back to the beginning. He told me that one is never done learning one's scales. I wanted to cry!!!
I never got to take lessons with Mr Weber. I regret that never happened. I have received his teaching through others. I have heard many stories about the experience - your totally checks out! Lol
I totally agree with him. There is not an “end” to any of this stuff. Every piece of new information or ability demands we check in on things we already think we know. It simultaneously exhausting and inspiring
I like these books. I like like the Stievenard book too!
Nice!! For the scales I like "Les Gammes du Clarinettiste " by Yves Didier and for work on the sound, flexibility, intonation and, articulation I highly recomend J.Fuster's book, check it out!!
Thanks! I will check those books out!
Hamelin is really underrated! Thanks for spreading the words :)
I think the Hamelin is a great book. The Baermann is understandably the one that takes center stage due to how comprehensive it is, but the Hamelin is a very powerful addition to support that work. I have always been surprised that it is not more widely used.
I'm learning the German system. Do you think I should get these books? Or should I get the same book for the French system?
I have never stopped to think about this. In my head, scale exercises would translate the same to both systems.
That being said, I can barely play a scale on the German system clarinet so I can’t speak with total confidence about it. We play the same literature on them so it would seem logical to me that the fundamental practice material would be the same.
Great video. Just one thing, what happened to Locrian mode? Did Joe Allard leave it out and if so why? Or what? As a jazz player Locrian is a useful mode.
That is a great question. I have to at least acknowledge that my memory (as I didn’t find the Allard book at my house before making the video) could be off on that. I retired from pursuing jazz in the mid 1990’s - my first exposure to this idea was with Gary Foster back when I lived in LA. It was a long time ago, and I was in my 20’s and perhaps being lazy….but I am certain this was how I did it.
Even reading this back, I don’t consider this an answer to your question lol! I can’t account for what Joe Allard did at the moment. I will find that book in my messy home and reply again when I do:)
You should be the Clarinet Jedi.
FYI: MOST OF THESE ARE FREE online.
Just search the book names to include PDF
There's actually 5 Baermann books.
I have to get into scales but I fall asleep every single time sigh
Sounds hazardous! My suggestion, in your case, is to find the scales and/or passages in the music you are working on and start with those keys…you should be able to notice the progress more quickly and then, just maybe, you will be less inclined to fall asleep:)
@@clarinetninja nice! Will do, thanks!
On of the best vids so far by the 🥷🏻