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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 2006/01
From: Tim Hunt <tim@-----.uk>
Subj: [DR-L] Single tongueing (Bassoon)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:49:44 -0500
How fast should a typical player be able to manage?
I know: what is a typical player?
Anyway, I (amateur player) am currently grappling with the 3rd movement
of Beethoven's 3rd Piano concerto. There are a couple of longish
passages of tongued semi-quavers that need to go at about 120 crotchets
per minute.
So far I can to about 80 crotchets per minute. That's quite a lot slower.
What exercises can one do to speed up?
Actually, I am no longer very concerned about this, I found some
recordings, and the bassoon seems to be drowned out by the strings in
those parts anyway, so probably no one will notice if I slur them.
Tim.
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