Clarinet Playlist
Fun play-along videos to help kids learn to play the clarinet!
-For beginner and intermediate clarinet students
-Starts at the beginner level and increases in difficulty
-Self-assessment rubric included in each video
-Videos rotate through 11 activities to engage students in different modes of learning
1. Warm-ups (Get Ready): Warm-ups
- Long tones, scales, arpeggios, articulation, etc.
2. Music Theory (Inside Info): Music theory and fundamentals
-Note names, rhythms, time signatures, key signatures, scale degrees, intervals, chords, form, harmony, etc.
3. Rhythm Practice (Sync Up): Rhythm practice
-Reading, counting, clapping
4. Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove): Listening practice
-Listening, playing, reading rhythms
5. Echo Melodies (Play By Ear): Listening practice
-Hear the difference between pitches, listening, playing, reading pitches
6. Sight-Reading (Mix It Up): Sight-reading
-Extra challenge: sing the melody after playing it
7. Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat): Rhythm improvisation
-Echo a rhythm, then play something different
8. Technique (Power Up): Instrumental technique
-Long tones, breath control, facility, articulation, interval studies
9. Ensemble Practice (All Together Now): Play duets
-Play different parts of a duet
10. Improvise Melodies (Your Choice): Melodic improvisation
-Play a written melody, then gradually play something different using specific choices
11. Sight-Reading (Bonus Level): Sight-reading
-Sight-reading with piano accompaniment
12. Recap: Vocabulary review
-Multiple-choice "quiz" review
-One Recap video after every 100 Dynabuddy videos
Think of each 11 videos a unit of study. Every 100 videos is about a year's worth of instruction, ending with a Recap video for review.
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Video 49: Echo Melodies (Play By Ear)
Echo melodies on clarinet using:
-F, G, & A
-Eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes
-3/4 time signature -
Video 50: Sight Reading (Mix It Up)
Clarinet sight-reading using:
-D minor key signature
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Pick-up notes
-Slurs
-Ties
-Dynamics: p & f
-3/4 time signature
-Metronome and piano accompaniment
-Extra challenge: sing the notes -
Video 51: Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat)
Echo and improvise rhythms on clarinet using:
-B-flat only
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, dotted half notes & rests
-3/4 time signature -
Video 52: Technique (Power Up)
Clarinet technique:
-Long tones and breath control with dynamics -
Video 53: Ensemble Practice (All Together Now)
Clarinet ensemble using:
-Duet
-F major key signature
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Pick-up notes
-Slurs
-Divisi
-Dynamics: p & f
-3/4 time signature -
Video 54: Improvise Melodies (Your Choice)
Sight-read and improvise melodies on clarinet using:
-D, E, & F
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, dotted half notes
-3/4 time signature
-Pick-up note -
Video 55: Sight Reading (Bonus Level)
Clarinet sight-reading using:
-F major key signature
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Pick-up note
-Slurs
-Dynamics: p & f
-Fermata
-3/4 time signature
-Piano accompaniment -
Video 56: Warm-ups (Get Ready)
Clarinet warm-ups using:
-F, G, A, B-flat, & C
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, whole notes & rests
-Breath marks
-4/4 time signature -
Video 57: Music Theory (Inside Info)
Clarinet music theory & fundamentals: Repeats, 1st & 2nd endings
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Video 58: Rhythm Practice (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms for clarinet using:
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes
-2/4 time signature -
Video 59: Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove)
Echo rhythms on clarinet using:
-E only
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-3/4 time signature -
Video 60: Echo Melodies (Play By Ear)
Echo melodies on clarinet using:
-C, E, & G
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes, half notes & rests
-“C” time signature -
Video 61: Sight Reading (Mix It Up)
Clarinet sight-reading using:
-F major key signature
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Repeat signs
-1st & 2nd endings
-Pick-up notes
-Slurs
-Ties
-Dynamics: p & f
-3/4 time signature
-Metronome and piano accompaniment
-Extra challenge: sing the notes -
Video 62: Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat)
Echo and improvise rhythms on clarinet using:
-E only
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, dotted half notes & rests, whole notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 63: Technique (Power Up)
Clarinet technique:
-Facility: right hand fingerings -
Video 64: Ensemble Practice (All Together Now)
Clarinet ensemble using:
-Duet
-A minor key signature
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests
-Repeat signs
-1st & 2nd endings
-Slurs
-Divisi
-Dynamics: p & f
-2/4 time signature -
Video 65: Improvise Melodies (Your Choice)
Sight-read and improvise melodies on clarinet using:
-C, F, & A
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests
-“C” time signature -
Video 66: Sight Reading (Bonus Level)
Clarinet sight-reading using:
-C major key signature
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-Repeat signs
-1st & 2nd endings
-Pick-up note
-Slurs
-Dynamics: p & f
-Fermata
-3/4 time signature
-Piano accompaniment -
Video 67: Warm-ups (Get Ready)
Clarinet warm-ups using:
-G, F-sharp, E, & D
-New note F-sharp
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes & rests, whole notes & rests
-Breath marks
-"C" time signature -
Video 68: Music Theory (Inside Info)
Clarinet music theory & fundamentals: Dynamics
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Video 69: Rhythm Practice (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms for clarinet using:
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes, dotted half notes
-3/4 time signature -
Video 70: Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove)
Echo rhythms on clarinet using:
-F-sharp only
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, half notes, whole notes
-4/4 time signature -
Video 71: Echo Melodies (Play By Ear)
Echo melodies on clarinet using:
-D, F-sharp, & A
-Eighth notes & rests, quarter notes, half notes
-2/4 time signature -
Video 72: Sight Reading (Mix It Up)
Clarinet sight-reading using:
-E minor key signature
-Eighth notes, quarter notes & rests, half notes
-Repeat signs
-Slurs
-Dynamics: mp, mf, & f
-4/4 time signature
-Metronome and piano accompaniment
-Extra challenge: sing the notes
