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Beginner clarinet pieces, free and in teaching order

SheetScroll’s free clarinet course has 15 public-domain pieces in teaching order, from three notes in the low register to a whole minuet across the break. They are written for B-flat clarinet, and they listen and turn pages without Pro.

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How is the clarinet course ordered?

Pieces 1 to 9 stay below the break. The course starts with written E, D and C, then adds notes in the order clarinet methods do.

  1. Pieces 1 to 4: E, D, C in Hot Cross Buns, then open G, then F, then five notes, C to G.
  2. Pieces 5 to 8: eighth notes in Jingle Bells, then low B, A and G, the low register, and G to G in Ode to Joy.
  3. Piece 9: Good King Wenceslas adds the throat A, F-sharp and C-sharp.
  4. Pieces 10 and 11: Amazing Grace crosses the break, with B and D, and Brahms’s Lullaby plays above it in 3/4.
  5. Pieces 12 to 15: Greensleeves in 6/8 and A minor, the staccato theme of In the Hall of the Mountain King, the dotted rhythms of Dvořák’s Largo, and a whole minuet.

What will I learn?

  • The low register first, then the throat notes, then the break.
  • Eighth notes and 3/4 time before 6/8, then accidentals and staccato.
  • Dotted rhythms and long phrases in the last pieces.
  • A written range of G3 to B5.

The pieces are in written pitch, what you read on a B-flat clarinet. They sound a whole step lower, and SheetScroll knows this, so it listens for the sound the part makes. You do not need to change a setting. The pieces are public domain, in our own CC0 encodings, checked against editions.

How do I begin?

In an empty library tap Learn an instrument, or open Setlists → Learn → Clarinet. One tap imports the pieces and makes Learn clarinet. Piece one opens, listening. Each piece’s note says what it adds.

How should I practice with it?

  • Spend time on pieces 1 to 9 before the break. A steady low tone makes the later pieces easier.
  • At the throat notes in Good King Wenceslas, play one phrase slowly and repeat it.
  • Take Amazing Grace slowly the first time. It is the first piece to cross the break.
  • If SheetScroll shows Not sure while you cross the break, keep playing, or tap the bar you are on.
  • Mark breath points with the Breath mark stamp.

What do I play next?

Browse the free clarinet sheet music, or import your own parts. Pro lets SheetScroll listen to them. See the wind and brass page.

The pieces

Learn clarinet: From three notes across the break. 15 pieces, in the order they are played.

  1. Hot Cross Buns, Traditional: First notes: E, D, C
  2. Mary Had a Little Lamb, Traditional: Adding open G
  3. Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Traditional: Adding F
  4. Lightly Row, Traditional: Five notes, C to G
  5. Jingle Bells, James Lord Pierpont: Eighth notes
  6. Au clair de la lune, Traditional: Low B, A and G
  7. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Traditional: The low register
  8. Ode to Joy (theme), Ludwig van Beethoven: G to G
  9. Good King Wenceslas, Traditional: Throat A, F-sharp, C-sharp
  10. Amazing Grace, Traditional: Crossing the break
  11. Lullaby, Johannes Brahms: Above the break, 3/4
  12. Greensleeves, Traditional: 6/8 time, minor key
  13. In the Hall of the Mountain King (theme), Edvard Grieg: Staccato and accidentals
  14. Largo (theme), Antonín Dvořák: Dotted rhythms, long phrases
  15. Minuet in G, Christian Petzold: A whole minuet

Start this course

In the app: Setlists → Learn.

Questions

Is it for B-flat clarinet?

Yes. The pieces are in written pitch for B-flat clarinet and sound a whole step lower.

Is the clarinet course free?

Yes. It is part of the free reader, and its pieces listen and turn pages without Pro.

Why does it start so low?

Pieces 1 to 9 stay below the break, as clarinet methods do, before the throat notes and the step across.

Does SheetScroll hear a clarinet well?

SheetScroll follows woodwinds through the microphone. Keep the device near the clarinet.