Learning objectives - Clarinet
The clarinet is used in various types of music but is most often found in classical music. Its range is wide, nearly four octaves, and it has a very broad dynamic range. Twelve instruments belong to the clarinet family.
Level 1
Range: f – bes’
Scales
| Range | One octave |
| Tempo | M.M = 80, scales played in quarter notes |
| Scales (Choose two out of four) |
F major, G major, A minor, chromatic (type of minor scale is optional) |
| Triads | In all the above keys |
| Chromatic | g – d’ (optional) |
Works and exercises
| Piece | The poem about the birds from Sönglögin okkar (Our Songs) (or a similar piece) |
| Practice | Ode to Joy from Klarinetten och jag 1 (The Clarinet and Me 1) (s.38) (or another similar exercise) |
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| Sight reading | Play a piece by sight you have not seen before (early in Grade 1) |
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Level 2
Range: e – f”
Scales
| Range | One octave |
| Tempo | M.M = 96, scales played in quarter notes |
| Scales |
F major, G major, C major, A minor, G minor, chromatic (type of minor scale is optional) |
| Triads | In all the above keys |
| Chromatic | g – g’ |
Works and exercises
| Piece | "Nú er frost á fróni" from Sönglögin okkar (Our Songs), Money, Money, Money from Klarinetten och jag (The Clarinet and Me), Edelweiss from Klarinetten och jag ((The Clarinet and Me) (or a similar piece) |
| Practice | Exercise no. 23 from 80 Graded Studies (or another similar exercise) |
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| Sight reading | Play a piece by sight you have not seen before (Grade 1) |
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Level 3
Range: e – a”
Scales
| Range | One octave |
| Tempo | M.M = 60, scales played in eighth notes |
| Scales |
F major, G major, C major, B-flat major, A minor, G minor, E minor, D minor, chromatic (type of minor is melodic) |
| Triads | In all the above keys |
| Chromatic | e – e” |
Works and exercises
| Piece | Barcarolle from Classic Experience, The Sailor's Waltz from Sönglögin (Our Songs), Dark Eyes from Clarinet Solos (or a similar piece) |
| Practice | Exercise no. 27 from 80 Graded Studies Exercise no. 4 p. 14 in Demnitz (or another similar exercise) |
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| Sight reading | Play a piece by sight you have not seen before (late in Grade 1) |
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Level 4
Range: e – d”’
Basic exam
Scales
| Range | One octave |
| Tempo | M.M = 80, scales played in eighth notes |
| Scales |
F major, G major, C major, B-flat major, D major a-minor, g-minor, e-minor, d-minor, h-minor, chromatic (type of minor is melodic) |
| Triads | In all the above keys |
| Chromatic | e – d”’ |
Works and exercises
| Piece | Gypsy Life, no. 34 from: Agay: The Joy of Clarinet, Mozart: Sonatina parts 1 and 2, Editio Musica Budapest, Debussy: Le Petit Negré from: Wastall (ed.): Practice Sessions (or a similar piece) |
| Practice | Exercise No. 1 in C major from: Demnitz: Elementarschule fur Klarinette (Elementary School for Clarinet), page 24 Peters (or another similar exercise) |
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| Sight reading | Play a piece by sight you have not seen before (early in Grade 2) |
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