Klarinet Archive - Posting 000456.txt from 1995/11

From: Michael D Moors - Alpena <mdmoors@-----.US>
Subj: Re: articulation
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 10:42:35 -0500

Julie,

Try getting a copy of the Clarinetist Compendium by Daniel Bonade. It is
put out by Leblanc Publications in Kenosha, Wisc. It has detailed
instructions on "stopped staccato" My students have found it most helpful.
It is also very helpful in getting students to play with a steady air stream.

Mike Moors
mdmoors@-----.us

On Mon, 27 Nov 1995 juliek@-----.ORG wrote:

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> Anyone have any tips on staccato articulation. I am trying to really
> focus on the concept of touching the tip of the tongue to the tip of
> the reed and articulating but I can't get the right sound. My teacher
> tells me to use less toungue pressure and more air and this helps but
> the sound isn't right. I am starting and stopping the note with my
> tongue opposed to a breath release; am I approaching this correctly?
> My reeds are 3 1/2-4 Vandoren V-12 but I don't think the problem lies
> in the reed. I have always touched the reed too low with my tongue and
> it is really difficult for me to maintain focus while tonguing at the
> tip of the reed. My tongue wants to level out in my mouth. If anyone
> can give me any suggestions of ways to work on this, or suggesed
> reading material on the subject, I would be grateful. One of my
> all-state audition etudes (Voxmann Selected Studies for Clarinet page
> 17) is a tonguing nightmare for me because I feel that my articulation
> sounds very sloppy. I only have four days until the audition so any
> last minute advice would be very helpful.
> Thanks in advance.
> --Julianne Kirk
> juliek@-----.org
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