Klarinet Archive - Posting 000151.txt from 1999/11

From: chi chan <lokshing@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Double Tonguing
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 02:25:23 -0500

No matter you pratice with tickaticka or kicka,or wicka etc. one still can,t get
the double tongue work, because it is a gift. If you cannot do it at the
beginning, just well to leave it behind.

Wayne

Ian Black wrote:

> 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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