Dr Downing Music

A4 (21cm x 29.7cm) with luxury comb binding for strength. 

The book lies flat on your music stand.

Ten beautiful slow tunes.

Performance notes and technique tips for each melody.

Performance standard - easy to moderately difficult.

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At the age of 18, I taught myself to play the clarinet. 

Like so many others before me and since, I struggled to achieve a good technique despite the contradictory advice offered in the existing primers and tutor books. If there is a fault to be played on the clarinet, I have suffered them all.

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Shirley Hartlett, retired Headmistress of Shenington School, Nr Banbury, England says:

"I get frustrated when I buy a book of music and find that I can only manage to play one or two pieces. With Tone-Ups I can play them all!"

Stan Barrett, retired drama teacher and semi-pro musician from Market Bosworth, England says:

"The 'Tone-Ups' are a joy to use. Not only do they take the tedium out of long-note practice, but they are also sprinkled with technical and interpretive challenges. The writers know where we're likely to need help. They isolate each problem and tell us, in straightforward language, what to do about it. Excellent."