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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000047.txt from 2006/01

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: Re: [DR-L] Single tongueing (Bassoon)
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:07:14 -0500

Boy oh boy, Kovar! It is enough to bore me into a coma, but those exercises
sure do work. All of them.
Herb

On 1/24/06 6:55 AM, "Lawrence Rhodes" <primobassoon@-----.net> wrote:

> If you can find the Kovar exercises the last exercise would be a good place
> to start. I do it at 72 beats per minute. By the end of the exercise you
> are doing groups of 8 at 72beats per minute. That's 144 beats per minute
> doing 16ths. If you are going to do any late Mozart symphonies, Beethoven
> or the Bartered Bride you have to have at least this skill. The last
> exercise in the Kovar starts with quarter notes at 72. It divides very
> slowly in many different variations of 8's triplets, groups of 4, 6 and then
> you warmed up and can realize your true potential. Lawrence Rhodes.......
>
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