Klarinet Archive - Posting 000130.txt from 1999/11

From: "Ian Black" <clarinet1@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Double Tonguing
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:13:31 -0500

Maybe a silly question, but I assume that the double tonguing we refer to is
best described as the sound made when one says "tikatikatika" etc.?
Can those who get it to work use it on any fast-tongued passage? (the one
that springs to mind is the bit at the end of the second phrase, third
movement of the Mozart Concerto - I wonder what made me think of the Mozart?
Hmmmm...)

Oh, and related to the sheep shrinking question, why isn't *phonetic* spelt
the way it sounds?

Slainte!

Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Hill <Christopherhill@-----.net>

> I also found it much easier to double tongue on flute than clarinet.
> However, I'm now comfortable double tonguing on clarinet. I started by
> getting it to sound good on an open G, then working my way down to the
> lowest E. I then worked my way up into the upper register. I would first
> practice repeating tones, then would work on scaler passages. I did this
> for about 5 minutes per day for 2-3 years before I could do it well
> enough to use it in an exposed passage. (I'm a very patient person
> blessed with a quick single tongue, so there was no rush for me.) Bob
> Spring at Arizona State has some articles on double tonguing, which
> should speed up the process considerably. It's a very useful skill.
> Chris
>

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