Klarinet Archive - Posting 000139.txt from 1995/07

From: Keith Herschel Levin <k-levin@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Pedagogy
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 01:14:18 -0400

On Tue, 18 Jul 1995 bassethn@-----.ORG wrote:
>
> Of interest to me in particular are different ways of teaching players how
> to use the tongue for *clear* articulation. One clarinet problem that has
> always perplexed me is the "undertone cough" of notes in the upper clarion
> register. This seems to go away with embouchure development and proper
> use of the air, but does anyone have other ideas on how to help a student
> get around this annoying problem?
>
> =========================================
> David Bourque
> Bass Clarinet, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
> Internet: bassethn@-----.org
> =========================================

David-

At the Clarinet Conference, Howard Klug, during a talk on clarinet pedagogy,
recommended raising the back of
the tongue (the part in the throat, not the mouth) to alleviate the
undertone sound with the altissimo notes. I've since experimented with
that over the past couple days and it seems to work.

Hope that helps,

Keith Levin

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