First Songs — Level 4

C, G, F, D, or B♭ major

written notes stay the same — sounding as b♭ clarinet

The break is crossed at eighth-note speed for the first time — practice the A4-to-B4 step alone until the hand stops resetting, then play the line.

D Major · 4/4 · D4–E5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths

Sixteenth notes arrive, and they stay in the low register where the fingers are already sure — keep them even rather than fast.

B♭ Major · 4/4 · B♭3–C5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, sixteenth runs

A waltz up in the clarion, with the sixteenth runs kept entirely above the break so the crossings can stay on quarter notes.

C Major · 3/4 · G4–E5 · dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, sixteenth runs

Wide, calm leaps out of the chalumeau and up over the break — arpeggios like these are where the register key earns its keep.

G Major · 4/4 · G3–D5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths

F major from F4 to F5, a full octave through the break — the sixteenths sit under the break and the crossings above it, so each hand knows its job.

F Major · 4/4 · E4–F5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, sixteenth runs