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Mentor_M51 | Speed Studies (Nagel)
48 drills and 8 etudes for developing rapid reading and fingering technique. Recommended for velocity study. Many chromatic and often awkward patterns wind their way through the middle-low register far into the high, providing the fingers, air, tongue and embouchure with an extensive workout through many keys. Major and minor modes are drilled, as are chromatic, whole tone, and mixed scale patterns. These are drill studies that require extensive mental and physical focus and stamina.
From the Composer: Set of 48 drills and 8 etudes for developing rapid reading and fingering technique. Also appropriate for horn or clarinet. Includes drills and studies in major, minor, chromatic, whole-tone and mixed scales.
Although much of contemporary music appears to avoid ordered groupings of notes, it is the purpose of this book to bridge the gap between the more obvious scale patterns of 19th century music and the more complex and irregular groupings found in much of our present day music by presenting instrumental study materials of an intermediate complexity. The patterns employed here usually consist of from three or four to eight notes. These melodic formations are frequently contrary to the established rhythmic pattern. It is the writer’s belief that specific comprehension and recognition of these various melodic formations will aid the student to read and execute this study material with greater speed and accuracy.
