Master the most popular woodwind Want to play the clarinet? No problem! This hands-on guide teaches you all the fundamental techniques you need to play this popular woodwind alone or in a group setting. Clarinet For Dummies gives you the ideal introduction to play clarinet. You?ll begin by learning how to properly hold a clarinet and move on to getting a consistent sound; reading music; and playing songs in a variety of styles; including classical; pop; and jazz. Step-by-step instruction on finger placement; posture; and basic up-keep for the instrument Tips on how to buy or rent a clarinet Accompanying CD offers play-along recordings of every exercise featured in the book Whether you?ve never held a clarinet or are looking to brush up on skills from your youth; Clarinet For Dummies is packed with friendly; easy-to-follow instructions to have you playing this versatile instrument with ease! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.Note: The Kindle edition of this book does not include any CDs or DVDs.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. awesomeBy BradBob Grudin is one of my favorite authors. Ive read everything hes published and you should too. A long essay here about how good design-whether it be a chair or foreign policy-can tell the truth and increase quality of life. He threads a lot of different examples in. with a dash of autobiography as usual. and produces another high quality work that gets you thinking and stays with you...the mark of a truly good read.4 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Great writing... where are the picture?By Hugh J. CampbellThis was a first for me and it angered me enough to write a bad review for an otherwise very good book. The author/publisher decided not to or could not get the rights to the images used in the print edition. For a book about design. one that refers to images to make a point. to not include the images is unforgivable. For to not warn buyers of that fact in the ad is even worse.The writing itself is wonderful. Grudins observations are well thought out and his ideas challenge some of the current thoughts about architecture and design. It is well worth the read. just make sure you get the print version.2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Designer. heal thyselfBy torontoThis is a well written disappointment. There are good things in it. but it suffers from what I call "banqueting speech syndrome" -- where someone stands up and tells personal anecdotes in aid of a general vague pontification to like-minded colleagues about how they are the centre of the universe. but for some reason the rest of the universe doesnt know it (speeches to the Association of Plumbers. or Meteorologists. or Design Professionals or Dog Walkers. etc). While there are interesting bits -- lists of design principles. some nice remarks on favourite objects (e.g. Wordperfect X3) etc. -- overall. "design" for Grudin is whatever he likes or grew up with. Like a lot of designers. he has deep faith in his own design intuitions: the rest of us are left grasping at straws (and not just any straws. but those special straws that resonate in a shaped way with a true world of farming. blah. blah. blah). There are occasional attempts at structure and order. Rikyu vs. Vasari perhaps?. but they get lost very quickly.It was particularly disappointing to find that this "Pulitizer Prize nominee" doesnt know the difference between "flaunting" and "flouting" (page 15).
