Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 1997/07

From: YeomanHuff@-----.com
Subj: Re: tongue piercing
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 17:42:26 -0400

In a message dated 97-07-14 16:39:45 EDT, kluong@-----.com (Karen Luong)
writes:

<< Well, I personally don't have anything pierced (not even my ears) but
I know of someone who did have their tongue pierced. It doesn't
effect your playing if you get a small gem (you don't notice it after
a while), but if you want to go all out and get the big ones, you
won't be able to tongue much. >>

Doesn't affect it? Doesn't affect it at all? What was his staccato speed
before piercing and after piercing? Did he have a decent technique to be
affected at all? What was his staccato before? If we're talking 112, then
who cares? If it was 168 and he can still tongue 168, altissimo and piano,
then I'd say it wasn't affected. Somehow I doubt it, though.

Teri Herel.