Klarinet Archive - Posting 000243.txt from 1994/03

From: 00smgeidel@-----.EDU
Subj: Re: Electronic Tuners for Clarinets
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 11:56:37 -0500

Klarinet participants:
Regarding this post of 18 Mar 93 . . .

>On another, um, note, someone a long time ago made a comment about
>how, when he didn't practice for a while, his single-tonguing speed
>was the first thing to go. How do other people improve their
>single-tonguing? Are there any particularly good exercises?
>Tonguing repeated notes? Tonguing scales? Some nasty method
>book that I don't know about?

In my opinion the key to developing speed when tonguing is to learn how to
tongue SHORT; when tonguing fast what you are in fact producing are a series of
short notes. I refer you to Daniel Bonade's wonderful Compendium to read what
I consider to be the best tutor on how to tongue in a manner that lends itself
to increased speed and flexibility of articulation.

Contact me with additional discussion points.

Stan Geidel
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