Teaching Woodwinds : A Method and Resource Handbook for Music Educators

CONTRIBUTORS ix(2) PREFACE xi PART 1 BASSOON 3(88) Chapter 1 Introduction 3(9) History 4(3) Assembly and Care of the Bassoon 7(3) Care and Maintenance 10(2) Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Bassoon Playing 12(15) Breathing 12(1) Embouchure 13(1) Tonguing 14(5) Tone and Vibrato Production 19(2) Posture and Hand Positions 21(6) Chapter 3 The Preparatory Octave 27(13) Progressive Exercises in the Preparatory Octave 29(2) The Fingering for BXXX 31(1) Turning on the Bassoon 32(1) Tunes in the Preparatory Octave 33(2) The Remaining Notes in the Preparatory Octave 35(1) Exercises for Chromatic Notes in the Preparatory Octave 35(2) Tunes in the Chromatic Octave 37(3) Chapter 4 Bassoon Technique 40(21) The Half-Hole Notes 40(4) Exercises Using the Half Hole 44(2) Tunes Using the Half Hole 46(1) The Upper Register 47(1) Exercises for the Upper Register 48(1) The Secondary Break 49(1) Exercises for the Secondary Break 49(1) Tunes for the Upper Register 49(2) Flicking Technique 51(4) Exercises for Flicking Practice 55(1) Tunes for Flicking Practice 56(1) Completing the Second Octave 57(1) Exercises in the Second Octave 57(1) Tunes in the Second Octave 58(3) Chapter 5 The Extreme Ranges of the Bassoon 61(4) Chapter 6 Additional Information 65(26) Guidelines for Choosing a Bassoon Student 65(2) Choosing a Bassoon 67(1) The Bocal 68(1) The Reed 69(4) Bassoon Supplies 73(1) Methods and Study Materials 74(1) The Importance of Chamber Music in a Student's Development 75(2) Some Recommended Works for Beginning a Wind Quintet Collection 77(3) Books, Journals, and Other Items of Interest 80(1) Fingerings on the Bassoon 81(10) PART 2 CLARINET 91(68) Chapter 7 Introduction 91(8) History 91(3) Assembly of the Clarinet 94(3) Care and Maintenance 97(2) Chapter 8 Fundamentals of Clarinet Playing 99(11) Embouchure 99(1) Posture and Position 100(1) Finger and Hand Positions 101(4) Breathing 105(1) Tonguing 106(4) Chapter 9 Technique 110(33) The Registers 110(1) Learning the Chalumeau (Low) Register 111(5) Tunes in the Chalumeau Register 116(1) The Remaining Notes in the Chalumeau Register 117(2) The Chromatic Scale 119(1) Tunes in the Chromatic Chalumeau Register 119(3) Learning the Throat Tones 122(1) Learning the Clarion (Upper) Register 123(1) Lower Break Exercises 124(1) The Remaining Notes in the Clarion Register 125(2) The Clarion Chromatic Scale 127(1) Tunes in the Clarion Register 127(4) The Altissimo Register 131(2) The Fourth-Finger Keys 133(3) Chromatic and Alternate Fingerings 136(4) Tuning and Intonation of the Clarinet 140(3) Chapter 10 Reeds 143(3) Choosing Reeds 143(1) Reed Placement 144(1) Common Reed Problems 144(1) Care of Reeds 144(2) Chapter 11 Additional Information 146(13) Choosing a Clarinet 146(2) The Mouthpiece 148(1) Methods and Etudes 148(1) Selected Repertoire for Clarinet 149(2) Other Works for Clarinet 151(1) Selected Works for Clarinet Alone 152(1) Key Numbers Chart 153(1) Fingering Chart 153(6) PART 3 FLUTE 159(84) Chapter 12 Introduction 159(7) History 159(2) Assembly and Alignment 161(2) Care and Maintenance 163(3) Chapter 13 Fundamentals of Flute Playing 166(16) Breathing 166(1) Embouchure 167(2) Tone Production 169(2) Tonguing 171(2) Position and Balance 173(4) Dynamics and Intonation 177(1) Vibrato 178(2) Performing on Other Members of the Flute Family 180(2) Chapter 14 Additional Information 182(61) Selecting an Instrument 182(1) Fingerings 183(11) Exercises and Tunes 194(28) Literature and Methods 222(13) Flute Resources 235(8) PART 4 OBOE 243(98) Chapter 15 Introduction 243(16) History 243(1) Assembly 244(1) Care and Maintenance 245(3) Hand Position 248(2) Posture 250(9) Chapter 16 Fundamentals 259(12) Breathing 259(1) The Primary Octave 260(6) Embouchure 266(3) Articulation 269(2) Chapter 17 Techniques 271(29) The Half Hole 271(5) The Octave Keys 276(5) Pivoting 281(1) Alternate Fingerings 281(4) Tuning 285(2) Fingering Charts 287(13) Chapter 18 Reeds 300(11) Evaluating Reeds 300(4) Troubleshooting Chart 304(2) Oboe Reed, Cane, and Tool Suppliers 306(5) Chapter 19 Selected Repertoire and Materials 311(8) Solo Repertoire 311(3) Chamber Music 314(1) Standard Methods for Oboe 315(2) Reference Books 317(2) Chapter 20 Guidelines 319(7) Guidelines for Choosing an Instrument and a Player 319(2) Giving Your Oboe a Checkup 321(1) Outline of Concepts from the Introductory to the Advanced 322(4) Chapter 21 Additional Information 326(15) Selected Oboe Repertoire 326(7) Collections 333(8) PART 5 SAXOPHONE 341(40) Chapter 22 Introduction 341(3) The Saxophone Family 341(1) Assembly 342(1) Care and Maintenance 343(1) Chapter 23 Fundamentals of Saxophone Playing 344(5) Breathing 344(1) Playing Position 345(1) Embouchure 346(1) Tonguing 347(2) Chapter 24 Progressive Exercises 349(19) Tuning on the Saxophone 357(11) Chapter 25 Additional Information 368(13) Guidelines for Choosing a Saxophone Student 368(1) Choosing a Saxophone 368(1) The Mouthpiece 369(1) The Reed 369(1) Caring for the Reed 370(1) Vibrato 370(2) Saxophone Supplies 372(1) Selected Methods and Materials 372(1) Selected and Representative Works 373(1) Troubleshooting Guide for the Saxophone 374(7) INDEX 381