Klarinet Archive - Posting 001067.txt from 2002/11

From: Bi6W@-----.net (Bill Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Introducing tonguing - was "teaching clarinet"
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 19:56:58 -0500

<><> Charlie=A0White wrote:
Why tongue in the first place?

The reason is to separate two notes from each other without changing
their other qualities.

The most obvious example is a slurred phrase compared to a tongued
phrase. Does the phrase sound better (or worse) if the notes 'slide'
together vs. being articulated separately? This depends on the music
of course.

Some examples are clear cut, and others are not. A phrase that is
marked with a slur often needs tonguing at the beginning and end in
order to separate it from the music that precedes and follows, but
tonguing within the slurred phrase would not be appropriate (usually).
Staccato is an example where tonguing is required.

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