Scaling the Heights (clarinet) by Roger Purcell
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Saxophone & Clarinet online resources - for teaching or learning online. Play along tracks for all the duets in this book are now available directly from Bandcamp. Each track consists of 3 versions
1. audio of both parts (complete version) 2. part 1 (with count in) for you to play along to 3. part 2 (with count in) for you to play along to |
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Trinity Jazz Clarinet
Grade 1 - Lonely Hearts, Rock on!
Grade 2 - Sometime Soon
Grade 3 - Hangin' Around, Maybe
Grade 4 - Jack the Lad
Grade 5 - Sold as Seen, Suck It and See
Grade 6 - Feelin' Great, Scotch on the Rocks
Grade 7 - Chasing your Tail, Guess So!
Grade 8 - Cascades
Scaling the Heights is a collection of original, solo study pieces for clarinet progressing in difficulty from Grades 1 - 8, with some tough ones thrown in for the seriously determined! The book includes helpful information to enable the student to gain maximum benefit from practicing these.
Scaling the Heights contains 64 graded studies, 2 concert pieces and 5 duets.
As versatility is now expected of the modern clarinetist, the styles within vary, and should be interpreted accordingly. However, many of the studies are in ‘swing’ style, as this musical form lends itself to some interesting rhythm, and is fun to play.
To help with the more demanding pieces, an advanced, altissimo register fingering chart is available in The Advanced Edition: Clarinet Technique also available from Astute Music. This is to assist you in selecting the most appropriate fingerings. The chart is not only for reference, but should be studied thoroughly, to enable you to make choices regarding fingering patterns.
The clarinet is a wonderfully fascinating musical instrument and, for some, can become a magnificent obsession. I have gained much pleasure and satisfaction during the past 35 years from seeing my students develop their musicianship and abilities but, above all, their enthusiasm for music, and our chosen instrument, is special.
This book has been a ‘labour of love’ and, in working on it. I have endeavoured to write pieces which are challenging, rewarding and enjoyable to practice. I hope I have been successful in doing so, and that this work will serve in helping you to share in my own enthusiasm, assists you in achieving your potential and, ultimately, your own musical aspirations. Enjoy!
Scaling the Heights contains 64 graded studies, 2 concert pieces and 5 duets.
As versatility is now expected of the modern clarinetist, the styles within vary, and should be interpreted accordingly. However, many of the studies are in ‘swing’ style, as this musical form lends itself to some interesting rhythm, and is fun to play.
To help with the more demanding pieces, an advanced, altissimo register fingering chart is available in The Advanced Edition: Clarinet Technique also available from Astute Music. This is to assist you in selecting the most appropriate fingerings. The chart is not only for reference, but should be studied thoroughly, to enable you to make choices regarding fingering patterns.
The clarinet is a wonderfully fascinating musical instrument and, for some, can become a magnificent obsession. I have gained much pleasure and satisfaction during the past 35 years from seeing my students develop their musicianship and abilities but, above all, their enthusiasm for music, and our chosen instrument, is special.
This book has been a ‘labour of love’ and, in working on it. I have endeavoured to write pieces which are challenging, rewarding and enjoyable to practice. I hope I have been successful in doing so, and that this work will serve in helping you to share in my own enthusiasm, assists you in achieving your potential and, ultimately, your own musical aspirations. Enjoy!
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1. Going Places
2. Mesto 3. Scaling the Heights 4. Valse 5. Paris Nights 6. Out of Sync 7. Lonely Hearts 8. Dance of the Pagliacci (clowns) 9. Off the Mark 10. Hop, Skip and Jump 11. Rock On! 12. In the Swing 13. Sometime Soon 14. Only Kiddin' 15. Hangin' Around 16. Maybe 17. Who Knows? 18. Squeaky Clean 19. Friends 20. Jack the Lad 21. Takin' It Easy 22. The Best of Times 23. Sticks 'n' Stones 24. Time Out 25. Bygone Days 26. Come What May 27. Sounds Familiar 28. Mean Temperament 29. Petite Sue 30. Organised Chaos 31. Hot, or What? 32. Sure I'm Sure! 33. Going Straight 34. Flying High 35. Man About Town 36. Dressed to Kill |
37. Soul Mates
38. Sold as Seen 39. Food for Thought 40. Suck It and See 41. Feelin' Great 42. On the Move 43. Slick Licks 44. Scotch On the Rocks 45. Enough's Enough 46. Gag and Homer 47. In Your Dreams 48. Alla Tarantella 49. Rantin' 'n' Ravin' 50. Make Up Your Mind! 51. On the Edge 52. In the Fast Lane 53. Now Get This! 54. Cascades 55. Cat On the Prowl 56. Somersaults 57. Rough and Tumble 58. Chasing Your Tail 59. Hoe Down 60. Up a Gum Tree 61. High Fives 62. Guess So! 63. Storm In a Teacup 64. Cascades (2) 65. Fantasy 66. Soliloquy 67. Passing the Buck (duet) 68. Solitude (duet) 69. On The Up (duet) 70. In The Groove (duet) 71. That's A Wrap! (duet) |
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