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Author: Thatoboekid
Date: 2003-03-28 21:21
Hello all, just wondering who out there uses double tonguing. I have a pretty quick and light single tongue, but I figure since I want to persue a career in oboe I might as well learn now whilst I am in high school, seeing as many professionals use it.
I have tried to learn to do this ( I know about all the ta-ka tas, du-gu doos, and tee-kee tees up the wazoo), but it just isn't working. When I try to tongue with my thrat for the double tongue (the "ka" or "gu") is feels like, when I go slowly I shut the air off too much, producing a recess in tone right before the "kah." And when I go fast, the "kah" is very undefine and sloppy.
Can anyone that can do this on oboe help?
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Author: Thatoboekid
Date: 2003-03-28 21:29
P.S. Sorry for the redunancy in this topic, Iknow it is posted a lot! But I can't find one that deals with oboe double tonguing, so alas...
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-03-29 01:33
for one, double and triple tonguing are hard. On the oboe they are the hardest. (Because we have the smallest apature(spl?)) The ka, gu, or kee (basically the second syllable) has to be quite accented, since it produced by breath, rather than the sharpness of the tongue. Professionals do use it, but really ,single tonguing, for oboists, is probably the most efficient choice.
Damon
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Author: Emir
Date: 2003-04-08 12:33
Hi ,
I learn Germany many years ago . It is helpful on your problem . The "r" in Germany is pronounce rrrrrrr . So go and find some one who speak German , and every clear .
Ye!!
Emir
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Author: Justin
Date: 2003-04-14 20:45
Actually clarinets and saxes have the hardest time here, but as for use of double tonguing by professional oboists/professors, it depends on the oboist, if you can single tongue as fast as you need to, double tonguing isn't that important, if you can't then it is. For oboes the koh syllable has to be very accented for it to speak, and ideally both syllables toh and koh should sound even.
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