Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 1998/09

From: "Dee Hays" <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] 1812 Overture
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 00:12:16 -0400

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From: Patrick Deal <pdeal@-----.net>
Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 11:01 PM
Subject: [kl] 1812 Overture

>I am a junior in high school and we are going to be playing 1812, this
year,
>and I was wondering if anyone had some tips to play this piece other than
>practicing it every day. I know that I will need to learn double tounging
>for the last part, but I am not sure how to go about this. Are there any
>resources other than sneezy.org about this subject.

There is no need to use double tonguing on this piece. I have played it
several times and I do not have a "fast" tongue. Are you sure that your
single tonguing is properly executed and that your fingers and tongue are
properly synchronized. Weaknesses in either area can deceive you into
thinking that you cannot tonque quickly enough.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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