Taught by renowned clarinet player
Kimberly Cole Luevano
In this course, Kimberly Cole Luevano teaches you how to master one of the most fundamental aspects of clarinet playing: crossing the break. She explains the clarinet's three registers, highlighting the challenges of crossing the first break from the chalumeau to clarion register, and the second from the clarion to altissimo, giving you exercises that will give you mastery over this tricky corner of clarinet playing! Kimberly Cole Luevano encourages you to be curious and to investigate your playing in taking head on this fundamental challenge!
from Chalumeau to Clarion
Kimberly Cole Luevano starts with the chalumeau to clarion break, that tricky moment where we go from having two fingers down to play a Bb to all the fingers down to play a B natural. She shares exercises from Jean-Jean and her teacher Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr, giving you all the tools to you need, no matter what issues you are having in mastering this tricky aspect of playing.
from Clarion to Altissimo
Kimberly Cole Luevano explains and demystifies the second break: the transition from the C at the top of the clarion range to the C# at the start of our altissimo. She shares more exercises from ELV and Kelly Burke, as well as some useful ways of using half-holing to help you work on this register shift. By the end of this course, you'll have a deep understanding of how to play in all of the clarinet's beautiful registers!
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Unlock Course →Her tone and technique described as "breathtaking" by the Clarinet, Kimberly Cole Luevano is also one of the most distinguished clarinet pedagogues in the United States.
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