Grade By Grade – Clarinet Grade 5 with CD

Content:

Ellington: In a sentimental mood – Mower: Sambossa – Finzi: Forlana (from Five Bagatelles) – Lefvre: Adagio (from Concerto No. 6 for clarinet and orchestra) – Piazzolla: Duo – Klos: Duettino – Raybould: The wistful shepherd – Tartini: Concertino – Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini – Langey: Study – Aural Awareness – Music Theory – Scale Spot: – E major & C# minor – Dominant 7th & diminished 7th – Eb major and C minor – Sight-Reading

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected by Janet Way, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 5 clarinettist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance. Each volume contains:* 19 pieces & short studies, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip * grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises * brand new sight-reading activities * newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks * a piano accompaniment booklet Packaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations, piano backing tracks, and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources. Janet Way is an experienced performer and teacher. She is a tutor for the LRAM woodwind teaching course at the Royal Academy of Music. She has worked as a mentor and diploma examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She is the founder and director of the internationally-acclaimed Oxford Flute Summer School.