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Six Opus units with Encore! pages
Each unit ends with a full-page assessment of the skills and knowledge covered there.

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Clarinet Book 1 organizes beginning study around six Opus units, with an Encore! assessment after each one. Its optional opening page allows students to start playing before reading formal notation, while the early sequence alternates sustained notes with quarter-note work. As the book develops, it brings listening, ear playing, written work, arranging, performance, and music history alongside clarinet exercises. Full-band arrangements and play-along material give teachers several ways to move lessons from individual practice into ensemble work.


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Each unit ends with a full-page assessment of the skills and knowledge covered there.
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Teachers can begin with playing before introducing notation.
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The first three notes use both sustained-note and pulse-focused exercises.
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Each exercise is heard first with the student part, then as accompaniment alone.
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A full-page Encore! assessment follows every Opus chapter.
Yes. An optional opening page gets students playing before formal notation is introduced.
The book also covers critical listening, playing by ear, composition/arranging, theory, performance, conducting, and music history.
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