Klarinet Archive - Posting 001045.txt from 1998/09

From: Robert Spring <robert.spring@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Position of tongue
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 10:59:28 -0400

It was Ray Wheeler. He taught at U of Central Washington, I believe. The
results were published in the NACWPI journal. It was very controversal at
the time..... probably still is from what I read.

>> From: Shouryu Nohe [mailto:jnohe@-----.edu]
>> Well, tongue position stays relatively the same - from what I can tell,
>> you don't actually move the tongue, but rather, open the back of the
>> throat more (but it feels like you're moving your tongue in the back).
>
>There is big controversy regarding tongue position.........but studies
>that involve xrays of clarinetists as they play show that the tongue does
>in fact move. (I've seen the xrays, but can't quote the
>study......someone else who knows may be able to provide the info?).
>
>The throat does not open and close. The muscle in the throat (the tongue)
>does - that is - changes position to allow the throat to be more open or
>closed. Michele Gingras wrote a terrific article in the early '90s
>regarding tongue position and the use of syllables for establishing tongue
>position. Beyond that, a concentrated study of the overtones/harmonics
>and how how tongue positon works to allow those notes to sound on a given
>fundamental pitch is a common study model for both clarinet and saxophone.
>
>Roger Garrett
>IWU
>
>
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