BYU-Idaho Clarinet Studio

Winter 2025 Ensemble Auditions

(Auditions are in my office, Snow 282J on January 8, 2024 from 12:45-3:00 pm. Signup sheet on my door.)

Clarinet Excerpts (download)

Freshman - Music 160/161

Baermann Celebrated Method, ed. Jack Snavely
(quarter note = 80)

Major Scales

Broken Chords

Selected Studies, Himie Voxman

Fast and slow etudes in each key.

Klose Scales with Natural Minor
(quarter note = 60 - memorized)

Old Faithful Chromatic Scale

Schmidt Chromatic Scales

Crossing The Break Exercises

Langenus Pg. 22 Tonguing Exercise (memorized)

sophomore - music 260/261

Baermann Celebrated Method, ed. Jack Snavely
(quarter note = 80)

Interrupted Scales

Returning Scales

Artistic Studies Book 1 - French School, David Hite

Rose 32 Etudes

Klose Arpeggios
(quarter note = 60) - memorized

Klose Thirds
(quarter note = 60) - memorized

Junior - music 360/361

Maintain Complete Klose Warmup - scales, arpeggios, thirds, tonguing
(memorized and increase speed)

senior - Music 460

Maintain Complete Klose Warmup - scales, arpeggios, thirds, tonguing, dominant 7th, diminished 7th, and whole tone.
(memorized and increase speed)

Clarinet Warmup Routine

Let’s warmup together. This daily routine will help build musical muscle. The exercises may be downloaded here.

Clarinet Warmup Routine Dr. Adam Ballif Long Tone - 0:07
Klose Scales, Natural Minor,♩= 60 - 4:15
Klose Scales, Melodic Minor,♩= 60 - 8:18
Klose Scales, Harmonic Minor,♩= 60 - 12:27
Klose Arpeggios,♩= 60 - 16:37
Klose Thirds,♩= 60 - 20:45
Klose Scales, Natural Minor,♩= 112 - 28:04
Klose Scales, Melodic Minor,♩= 112 - 30:37
Klose Scales, Harmonic Minor,♩= 112 - 33:09
Klose Arpeggios,♩= 112 - 35:36
Klose Thirds, ♩= 112 - 38:04
Dominant 7th Chords, ♩= 112 - 42:32
Diminished 7th Chords, ♩= 112 - 44:01
Whole Tone Scales, ♩= 112 - 44:31
Langenus Pg. 22, ♩= 112 - 45:03
Langenus Pg. 22, ♩= 120 - 46:53
Langenus Pg. 22, ♩= 126 - 48:39
Langenus Pg. 22, ♩= 132 - 50:24
Langenus Pg. 22, ♩= 138 - 52:03
Langenus Pg. 22, ♩= 144 - 53:35