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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000042.txt from 2006/01

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Single tongueing (Bassoon)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:48:09 -0500

Sixteenths with the quarter at 120 has always been a benchmark. Faster is
better, up to 140 or so.
Herb

On 1/23/06 2:48 PM, "Tim Hunt" <tim@-----.uk> wrote:

> 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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