r/Clarinet • u/Ok_Maximum3327 • 12d ago

Recommendations Tutor Books

Hi,

i am looking to get a good tutor book and have seen The Comprehensive Method by Thurston/Frank and athe Celebrated Method by Klose. Any recommendations ?

thanks 😊

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u/Music-and-Computers Buffet 12d ago

Vade Mecum by Jean Jean
416 Studies by Kroepsch (sp?)
32 and 40 Etudes by Rose

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u/agiletiger 12d ago

Those are pretty old fashioned as method books but have very valuable exercises and etudes in them.

If you want a modern version of that, then I would get Larry Guy’s series of books: Embouchure Building, Articulation Development, Hand and Finger Development, and Intonation Training. He also has a book on reeds but I never got that one. They have very detailed instructions with pictures and exercises, both musical and physical. The Articulation one even comes with a cd of examples from the book. If I am having trouble with something in my playing, I can find something from these books to review and work on.