Theodore Presser

Composers: Gustave Langenus, Carl Baermann
Editor: Michael Drapkin
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Clarinet in Bb

Drapkin has assembled a set of studies selected from Langenus and Baermann for each of three purposes: a short set (~15 minutes) for those coming back from time away, who may feel somewhat out of shape; a maintenance set (about half an hour), designed to keep you in shape; and a sixty-minute set for those working toward concert-level assurance.

Drapkin very well knows that a standard study regimen is essential to confident playing and recommends working through a set each and every day.

Table of Contents:

• Short (15-20 min) Work out
  • -No. 2 Scales in Major and Minor
  • -No. 12 Light Staccato Triple Study
  • -No. 5 Arpeggio Studies
  • -No. 9 Scales in Thirds
• Medium (half hour) Work out
  • -No. 1 Chromatic Study
  • -No. 11 Light Staccato Duple Study
  • -No. 12 Light Staccato Triple Study
  • -No. 2 Scales in Major and Minor
  • -No. 5 Arpeggio Studies
  • -No. 9 Scales in Thirds
• Long (1 hour) Work outs
  • -No. 1 Chromatic Study
  • -No. 11 Light Staccato Duple Study
  • -No. 12 Light Staccato Triple Study
  • -No. 1 Scales in Major and Minor
  • -No. 4 Interrupted Scales
  • -No. 5 Returning Scales
  • -No. 8 Scales in Thirds
  • -No. 12 Triplet Exercise