Klarinet Archive - Posting 000312.txt from 1996/02

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Lazy tongue
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 11:33:45 -0500

There have been many good suggestions on this topic. Here are a couple
of others.

1. In rapid articulated passages, when your tongue touches the reed,
make sure that it doesn't press the reed hard. Try for as light a
contact between the reed and tongue as possible.

2. Try making sure that when the tongue moves, it doesn't move a great
distance. The less motion you can make, the faster it should be possible
to do repeated articulations.

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