Klarinet Archive - Posting 000087.txt from 1994/11

From: Timothy Tikker <tjt@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Flutter tonguing
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 13:09:04 -0500

On Thu, 3 Nov 1994, Andrew LaVallee wrote:

> > Flutist Robert Dick recommends the glottal trill instead of the tongue
> > for his instrument. It would make even more sense for the clarinet,
> > and it's what a teacher of mine had recommended.
>
> Forgive my ignorance, but what the heck is a glottal trill?

The glottis is that little flap towards the back of your throat which you
use to say things like "UH - oh!" A glottal trill is a sort of garlging
sound you make with that - a Parisian "r". So "flutter tounguing" with
this method actually doesn't involve the tongue at all.

> Also, what are everyone's opinions on multiple tonguing, circular breathing,
> multiphonics, and other "avant garde" aspects of the clarinet? I haven't
> met people that can do these things yet.

The above-mentioned Robert Dick is the authority on such things on the
flute. There is a book on "The Avant-Garde Clarinet", but I don't reall
the author's name.