Klarinet Archive - Posting 001050.txt from 2002/11

From: Bi6W@-----.net (Bill Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Introducing tonguing - was "teaching clarinet"
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 05:29:29 -0500

<><> Eric=A0Dannewitz wrote:
meaning the tongue comes up on the reed and presses it closed.

...well, since we can't hear you play or see inside your mouth, we have
no way of knowing whether you are actually doing this, or perhaps you
are only imagining (creating the image in your mind) that you are doing
it. Any dentist will tell you that people seldom know what their
tongues are actually doing.

However, tonguing hard enough to actually close the reed will produce
sounds that are considered 'ugly' in most situations.

.....and once again, using a nozzle metaphor is likely to encourage a
student to lean in the unwanted direction of heavy tonguing.

Regards,
Bill

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