Klarinet Archive - Posting 000709.txt from 1999/05

From: Note Staff Unlimited <notestaff@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tounging testimony
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 18:21:53 -0400

David Renaud schrieb:

> It amazing how things can sneek in a fool ourselves
> for a long time, or is it just me?
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> I think I've been cheating on tonguing for a long time,
> going beyond the tip slightly to the backside-backedge of the tongue.
>
> I normally begin struggling with sixteenths at about
> 140 and fight for but never quite make 160.
> The last page of Dances of Kodally is 160, and have
> never been able to play it without sluring alot.
>
> Upon playing with placement the results are immediate
> and dramatic.
>
> Well 160 seems relatively easy and sustainable,
> compared with what I'm use to.
> 184 possible.
> With one slurs every eight I was doing 200.
> Improves tone also.
> Tongue tip high enough to use back edge disturbed air column masking
> tone.
> Much less of a battle now, been working much too hard.
> Feels good.
> Cheers
> Dave Renaud
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Dave,

I'm happy for you - but would like to understand more of your mysterious
telegraph style post......

It could be *good* to "cheat" on tonguing in some situations. An accented
note in the low register would be tongued more "cheatingly" that a soft,
high note for instance.

Mitchell Lurie told me that the faster you tongue, the closer you get to the
tip of the tongue. Is that what you mean?

David
David Glenn
notestaff@-----.de

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