Klarinet Archive - Posting 000124.txt from 2001/10

From: "jess crawford" <akane12@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] flutter tonguing
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 04:20:22 -0400

Hello all--
I'm a junior college student preparing for a spring clarinet recital. I
would like very much to do Alban Berg's Vier Stucke, which my clarinet
professor brought to me last year as a proposal. Unfortunately, while I can
roll my R's as well as the next guy, I simply can't flutter tongue. Some
people have suggested rolling at the back of the tongue instead of the
front-- I have a much more difficult time doing that motion WITHOUT a
mouthpiece in my mouth, and in my opinion the sound isn't quite as striking.
Does anyone have any advice on alternate methods of learning this skill? I
can't play the Berg without it.

thanks :)

* jess crawford
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* jess's webpage: http://somethingsbegun.com/wicked

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