Clarinet Agility, Volume 1

In the early twentieth century Gabriel Pares (1860-1934) authored Daily Exercises and Scales for the clarinet. The volume contains major scales in a variety of articulated patterns in keys up to four sharps and four flats. It is available today for many woodwind, brass and string instruments. The current volumes by Dr. Ona Pinsonneault are intended to extend these scale studies into the minor keys, both harmonic and melodic forms, to provide articulation and reading studies for the chromatic scale, to view the whole tone scale, pentatonic scale, diminished or octatonic scale, to include the major scales from the Pares volume, and to complete the study of major scales in five to seven sharp and flat keys.

Volume 1 includes major and minor keys to 4 flats and 3 sharps. Volume 2 presents the remainder of keys to 7 sharps and flats, as well as exercises for the chromatic, whole tone, pentatonic, and diminished scales. The two volumes provide a strong foundation for common technical demands on clarinet.