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Double staccato

Author: Vova Doob(UA)
Date: 2011-01-04 21:50

Hi! I wan`t to know, how to play double staccato! Some months I am trying to learn this technique, but unfortunately I do not know in which direction I need to practice to get a good result!

Thank You!

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Re: Double staccato

Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2011-01-04 22:14

It is usually described as double tonguing.

Freelance woodwind performer

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Re: Double staccato

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2011-01-04 22:20

Try Ta-Ka Ta -Ka, with your tongue, while playing. Start slowly.

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Re: Double staccato

Author: PrincessJ
Date: 2011-01-05 00:51

Do what Bob said.
Start slowly, get the hang of it first, and I usually do an exercise with many different things including "standard" articulation, I play a scale of choice (usually a chromatic scale, personal preference) in eighth notes (quarter note at 120) and do the best I can with 32nds, move back to eighth, and if you can't handle 32nds, start with 16ths. Make sure you go back to the slower notes to ensure you're not learning "wrong" technique.
If you can't play at a certain BPM right away, then, well, maybe tomorrow.

-Jenn
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Re: Double staccato

Author: Ed
Date: 2011-01-05 12:06

Clark Fobes has a good article incorporating these techniques that you might find helpful.

http://www.clarkwfobes.com/articles/SyntheticSpeedTonguing.htm

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