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tonebase Clarinet Course

Beethoven

8th Symphony (Orchestral Excerpt)

Taught by renowned clarinet player

Kilian Herold

The beautiful minuet from Beethoven's 8th symphony is the topic of this lesson. He explains why a clarinetist should be more like a pyramid, how to think of arpeggios like yodelling, and how to create difference when you do the repeats.

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    Difficulty: 
    intermediate
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    Duration: 
    1
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Course Syllabus

Beethoven: 8th Symphony

The beautiful minuet from Beethoven's 8th symphony is the topic of this lesson. He explains why a clarinetist should be more like a pyramid, how to think of arpeggios like yodelling, and how to create difference when you do the repeats.

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Kilian Herold
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Kilian Herold

Passionate soloist, chamber and orchestral musician Kilian Herold is a regular guest of the finest orchestras in Europe and teaches at the Freiburg Conservatoire.

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Kilian Herold

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