Klarinet Archive - Posting 000294.txt from 2011/01

From: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] tonguing
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:27:57 -0500

Caitlin Tevis <musicalserenity@-----.com> wrote:
> I have been student teaching for a week now and my first clarinet
> challenge has arisen. there is a student who always uses air/throat to
> articulate. The band director has tried teaching to tongue several
> times but he always goes back to his old way. Any suggestions?

One of the shameful secrets that I keep hidden in a closet is that,
after nearly 40 years of clarinet playing, I still exclusively use
throat-tonguing. It has certainly served me very well, in that I am
principal clarinet in our community band and do a fair amount of pit
orchestra work, but I always feel like I should be embarrassed when we
get a new member with real clarinet training.

Looking back on it now, I realize that my junior high school band
director tried several times to tell me how to tongue properly, but at
that time I just didn't get what he was saying. It didn't make sense.
Now, it's too late.

--
Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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