Klarinet Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 1999/11

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re; Double Tonguing - how can many do it?
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:51:09 -0500

Ed Wrote:
"Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu> Subject: Re: [kl] re: Tchk 5 - double
tongue it On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote: > I can double tongue
on flute and recorder, no prob. Never have been > able to do it
successfully on clarinet. I find double tonguing on the recorder and flute
very easy, on the oboe and bassoon not too much of a problem, on the
saxophone very difficut, and on the clarinet, nearly impossible. I'm not
sure why this is the case. Now, if I could just learn to move my fingers
fast enough to match the tonguing, I would be in good shape! ;-) Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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It took me quite a while to get good at double tonguing. Finally, Charlie
Neidich was the one who got me to get it right, and easily (I'm talking
about standard Double Tonguing). I wonder how many, or what percentage of
Professional Clarinetists can double tongue? Is it %70, or more like 10%??
The Navy Band (Washington) has only 1-2 players who can. That surprises me.

David Blumberg
music@-----.com
http://www.mytempo.com http://www.mp3.com/mytempo for free samples
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