Essential Elements for Band – Bb Clarinet Book 2 w/EEi | Comprehensive Method for Beginning Clarinetists | Includes Online Learning Tools and Play-Along Media | Hal Leonard Music Education Paperback – May 31, 2000

Daughter needed this for middle school band

Good for beginners

Great

This is the book my daughter's band teacher uses. It is high quality and a great book to learn from.

I am a beginning clarinet player. Having been in the band in high school (brass player), I know how to read music, so what I am really after are lesson books that teach the particular's of playing the clarinet. This series of instruction, method books are excellent. Easy to follow, always shows fingering illustrations when introducing new notes, and intermixed with exercises and well known tunes to keep learning interesting. Definitely a thumbs up for Essential Elements!

Well used but it works!

Purchased Essential Elements for Band, Books 1 & 2, and Essential Techniques for Band, Book 3 by Hal Leonard along with a first Clarinet for my 11 year old granddaughter. Also purchased a second set for myself since i haven't played my Clarinet since 1957 in HS, and i want to see what she's learning. Surprised me, when her Father, (my son), was the first to use the books to assemble her Clarinet and played some basic notes without having any prior musical instrument experience. For me, at 73, it's a good refresher and I certainly need all the basics before I can progress to Hal Leonard's Clarinet Books "Songs of the 40's Songs of the 50"s, & Songs of the 60's".

Good