Klarinet Archive - Posting 000086.txt from 1999/11

From: James Leonard Hobby <jhobby@-----.Net>
Subj: [kl] re; Double Tonguing - how can many do it?
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:49:01 -0500

I was never able to double tongue on the clarinet. It's possible that a
part of that is because neither of my first two teachers double tongued.

I'd appreciate a description of the mechanics you use. I've recently come
upon a piece of music I want to work on, but at the tempi marked, there are
some passages that I can't imagine tonguing all the notes using single
tonguing.

Thanks, Jim

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>Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 13:58:47 -0500
>From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
>Subject: re; Double Tonguing - how can many do it?

>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.

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