Essential Clarinet Technique is for players of every standard from elementary to post-graduate level. Through a combination of exercises, studies and explanatory text it deals comprehensively with the technical foundations of clarinet playing: tone, intonation, articulation and finger technique-all indispensable to good performance. This is a practical guide-a book for the music stand, not the shelf. By working carefully through the text and related exercises, you will overcome most of the difficulties in acquiring and applying your technique and learn to practice in a methodical and effective way.