Klarinet Archive - Posting 000833.txt from 1998/02

From: Ed Lowry <TwinB@-----.com>
Subj: High level tonguing
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:16:18 -0500

I'd be interested in hearing from the more lingually-accomplished members=

of the list concerning their techniques for tonguing in the altissimo
register. I am having particular difficulty on my eefer above d''' -- th=
e
one equivalent to fourth leger line g on the Bb clarinet. With the reed
oscillating so fast, it doesn't want to start up cleanly after the tongue=

releases. Oddly enough, when I break the airstream without tonguing with=
a
"hu-hu-hu" approach, I seem to get better results, but it's still not
entirely satisfactory. Any advice on tongue location, strength of reeds,=

etc? (Jacqueline, I'm depending on you !)

Thanks for all your thoughts.

Ed Lowry
Sacramento

   
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