Deep Dive: Rubank Intermediate Method

Hi everyone,

In todays post I'm going to be talking about the Rubank Intermediate Method.

This is a continuation from the Rubank Elementary Method book, and its in a similar format. The Rubank Intermediate Method introduces you to some new pieces to help you to further to develop your techniques and phrasing, while still being approachable and not overwhelming.

The Intermediate Method expands on expressive studies, studies in different key signatures and staccato and articulation studies. But it also introduces daily exercises to help you to improve on your technique, pieces to help you to familiarise yourself with different time signatures, major and minor scales in thirds, triplet studies, technical studies, chromatic studies, trill studies and exercises to help you to develop your triple tonguing. It also includes short pieces throughout the method to help you to gain a better understanding on how the technique relates to playing that technique in a piece of music.

The Rubank Intermediate Method packs in just as much as the Rubank Elementary Method. Even though it's aimed at intermediate players; it's also suitable for players around Grades 2 - 3 as its still approachable. What I also like about these method books is that you can use them both interchangeably, depending on what it is that you are looking for to help you to improve your learning and playing.

You can use both the Rubank Elementary Method and Intermediate Method as methods in their own right, or you can combine these books with other tutor books and just focus on certain exercises and pieces that you know to help you to develop your playing.

I would highly recommend both the Rubank Elementary Method, and the Rubank Intermediate Method to anyone whose learning a musical instrument, as both of these methods are available across a wide range of instruments.