Klarinet Archive - Posting 000260.txt from 1995/06

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Glissandos
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 22:36:35 -0400

Hey, nochelle,
How's it goin? Yeah, whoever taught you did it the right way, I guess. I
just learned by natural experimentation (I was 13 - whatya expect?). I
guess that person is also right about where the tongue should be, now
that I think about it. But really, if someone has to actually TEACH a
student that, I wonder... After all, a player automatically finds how to
shape the embouchure and where to put the tongue just by doing it, right?
That's a pretty analytical approach to teaching. OK, enuf BS. I'll talk
to you in a few days when I get back from a friend's wedding.

Fred J.

On Tue, 13 Jun 1995, Nichelle Crocker wrote:

> I recently had the same glissando dilemma as Lisa, and here is the advice that
> worked for me. It seems to take place with the tongue and throat. The sides
> of your tongue are up against your top molars and your tongue moves from the
> position it is in when you say "hee" to the position for "aah". At least
that's
> how I learned.
>
> The person who gave me this advice said that the tongue position I described
> (up against the top molars) is where it should be already. I had never heard
> that before, or really any comments about "proper tongue position". Any
> comments on this?
>
> Nichelle Crocker
>