Klarinet Archive - Posting 000265.txt from 2003/11

From: "Timothy J. Kosto II" <tjk095@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Flutter Tonguing
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 21:46:46 -0500

Daniel,

Have you read David Pino's Book

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486402703/ref%3Dnosim/bestbookbuys00/104-9471585-7331923

It has an excellent description of how to tongue against the roof of your
mouth rather than the reed. I have been employing this technique for
years, although I thought it was cheating, until I read this text earlier
this fall! That was a real pleasant surprise to know I was not completely
off track. Good Luck.

Yours,

Tim

At 03:37 PM 11/18/2003, you wrote:
>Alright. I've been trying for the last month to flutter tongue. I've
>read the archives but nothing seems to work. I can't roll my R's and i
>can't growl.
>
>I think part of it has to do with an hole in thr roof of my mouth and
>enters my nasal cavity (left over from surgeries to correct a cleft palate.
>Because of this hole, the only way i can tongue is with anchor tonguing.
>And for the last 13 years, no one has ever been able to tell i anchor tongue.
>
>But i'm supposed to be doing a world premiere of a work for flute,
>clarinet and guitar in January that has a bit of flutter tonguing (aside
>from there being alot of works i'd really like to do that have been out of
>my rep because of flutter tonguing). And i'd hate to have to back out of
>the premiere just because of a few sections with flutter tonguing.
>
>The closest effect i can get to flutter tonguing is humming a low note as
>i play, but that's neither the same sound, nor reliable. Anyone have any
>ideas?
>
>Disconcerted,
>Daniel
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