Klarinet Archive - Posting 000159.txt from 1998/09

From: Matt Palasik <mattp169@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] 1812 Overture
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 16:31:13 -0400

i agree totally ive pplayed it twice before and could playit at tempo
single tongue. Just start slow and practice practice practice

Dee Hays wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Deal <pdeal@-----.net>
> To: Klarinet List <klarinet@-----.org>
> 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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