Klarinet Archive - Posting 000641.txt from 1996/12

From: FROM ME MAN <musicandkeyclub@-----.com>
Subj: Re: college and double-tongue
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 18:23:49 -0500

Hi Ryan,

Well, I'm only a Junior in College...and I was thinking about being a
dual major too. I was also looking into Yale.

Let me know what you find out and update me on the program that you get
involved in.

Thanks!

Kenneth Chin
New York Youth Symphony
Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/7413 (<--check it out!)
On Mon, 23 Dec 1996 21:45:31 -0800 Ryan Lowe <ryan@-----.EDU>
writes:
>Hi all,
> I am a senior and am applying to colleges now and I was
>wondering
>if Yale has a decent clarinet program, I only ask because it is very
>well
>respected academically and I want to double major. If anybody knows
>of
>any other academic schools with reputable music programs (eg. Johns
>Hopkins, USC, etc...)
>
> I consider myself lucky because I can single tongue at approx.
>160
>bpm. Will double tongue-ing help me to improve this speed at all? I
>tried for about a week, but only got up to about 100. I have been
>told
>that it would be useless to learn because I can tongue at a reasonable
>tempo already. Is it really worth learning (I know people who swear
>by
>it.)
>
>Kumquat
>Ryan Lowe
>