Klarinet Archive - Posting 000157.txt from 1999/11

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re: Double Tonguing
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 02:28:57 -0500

Wayne wrote:
> No matter you pratice with ticka
> 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.

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Wayne, this is silly. Kicka, Wicka both are not even close to the syllables
that are used. I use t, k the k sounding like the k in click - not kuh.
When I was with Gigliotti, he used guh, which did not work well for me at
all. My other method is to swing the tongue sideways on the reed. Works for
the ultra fast 220+ BPM Quarter/16th notes, and has no range limit - it's
about the fastest thing you will ever hear. That way is a natural motion
(could do it in 7th grade), so it really can't be developed, but the
standard D.T. can. It takes a lot of really hard work for most.

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