Klarinet Archive - Posting 000401.txt from 2005/06

From: X-MailScanner-madprof@-----.net
Subj: [kl] slur down the break, "back of the toungue"?
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:11:32 -0400

Hi all,

It's me, Daniel the ever-inquisitive, with my monthly
question. :-)

I've been having problems with slurring down the break,
particually from (say) clarion D to chalmeau C, with the
note instead flipping up to the clarion G. From what I have
read on the archive (bravo me) I think this is a toungue
position problem. People say "raise (or lower) the back
tounge position to what it is when playing the chalmeau
note". OK... But which part of the tounge _is_ the back
bit (stupid question)? I mean, is it the bit by the top
teeth? The bit behind the teeth? The bit under the soft
top section of the palate? The bit of toungue that is some
place down the back of my throat?

I think I may be teaching myself bad habits, cutting the
breath support just slightly to get the slur... Grr, too
many years with no teaching teacher...

Thanks,

Dan

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