The Educator's Guide to the Clarinet

When the Educator's Guide to the Clarinet first appeared in January of 2000 its publication instantly met wide acclaim from both educators and performers. It received the highest possible reviews in both major clarinet periodicals, The Clarinet and The Clarinet and Saxophone Society. Prof. John Scott wrote, "For over thirty years I recommended Keith Stein's book 'The Art of Clarinet Playing'. But now I can say if you buy one book on how to play the clarinet make it 'The Educator's Guide to the Clarinet'. Here is Stein and much, much more." Reviewer Leslie Craven wrote, "It is so readble I could hardly put the book down. I only wish I had had this book as a student. It would have saved me so much time."

The Educator's Guide to the Clarinet has been praised by many of the nation's most outstanding educator's and performers alike for both its comprehensiveness and its clarity. With it the would-be clarinet teacher will have all he or she needs to effectively and confidently teach the clarinet on any level. The first six chapters concern themselves with playing techniques, and are filled with drawings, exercise, descriptions and methods which will help the teacher and student understand how each playing technique works, how each relates to the whole and tried and true methods of teaching these techniques to young players. The last half of the book deals with equipment and gives the teacher the objective knowledge about clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds and accessories he or she needs to select the very best and most appropriate equipment for his or her students. The Educator's Guide to the Clarinet is already being widely regarded as a classic in the field of clarinet pedagogy and! should be in the library of every one who must teach the clarinet on any level.