The New Imperial Method

Contents

• Qualities and Compass of the Clarinet
• Position of the Player
• His Hands and Fingers
• On the Mouthpiece and Reed
• Position of the Mouthpiece in the Mouth
• Tone and the Manner of Producing It
• Advice to the Student
• First Sounds to be Practiced
• The Slur
• Easy Exercises in Mechanism
• Exercises for the First Finger of the Left Hand
• Exercises for the Thumb or Octave Key
• Exercises in Mechanism
• Chromatic Scale
• Major and Minor Scales
• Scale Studies
• Exercises (Boehm Clarinet)
• The Staccato
• Studies in Staccato
• Studies on the Lower Notes
• Studies in Articulation
• Half or Legato Staccato
• Scales in Thirds
• Major and Minor
• Major and Minor Chords in All Keys
• Dominant 7th
• Diminished 7th
• Musical Taste and Expression
• Different Combinations of Articulation
• Etudes in Various Keys
• Studies in the Medium Register
• On Phrasing
• Grand Etudes by KlosF and Rose