Klarinet Archive - Posting 000583.txt from 2005/03

From: Martin van de Ven <mvandeven@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tonguing and Torino
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:09:05 -0500

Your tongue is a muscle. Train it slowly. Short bursts of repeated tonguing
at top speed 2, then 3, then 4, then 5, Make sure you leave time (4-5
counts) in between to recover. Use a metronome. Recovery is important, ask
any sports trainer.

Realize that tonguing happens backwards (the sound comes when the tongue
pulls back), this may lighten you up a bit.

Put your tongue on the reed, turn on the air (don't worry about leaks out
the side) open the hole for a split second by pulling back and reapplying
as fast as you can. (Leave 4-5 counts between attemps)

Martin

At 01:24 PM 23/03/2005, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>A couple of queries...
>
>First off, as old hands on the list may know, I have a problem with
>articulation speed. Two things are very apparent: one is that if I try
>tonguing repeatedly, my tongue slows down. Second, if I try tonguing in
>conjunction with finger movement, the outcome is always slower than what I
>can do with tongue alone.
>
>Any advice on some nice techniques to help build both speed and
>tongue-finger coordination? And what sort of "time frame" should I be
>thinking to practise over in order to build up the technique? Obviously
>articulation is something that needs to be continually practised, but I
>would like to be able to have an idea of what are realistic expectations
>for improvement with time.
>
>Second query, unrelated: it looks like I will be moving to Torino (aka
>Turin in the English and French-speaking world) in the near future.
>Does anyone know any good clarinet teachers near there? (Tony, do you
>know anyone from round that neighbourhood?)
>
>Cheers,
>
> -- Joe
>
>
>
>
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