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Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2003-07-26 04:57
Forgive me if this has been asked a hundred times already... I've done some practicing on double tonguing after reading some posts and an article by Clark Fobes (I believe that's who it was). It advocated a t-k type syllable, similar to what you would use on a flute or a trumpet (at least that how it seemed when I read it). When I try this attempt (I've tried too-koo, tee-kee and about everything else I can think of) the double-tongued note sounds horrible. Since a regular tonguing sound is made by stopping the vibrations of the reed (not the airstream) the t-k attempts logically seems like it wouldn't work, so this may be the reason I'm having failure.
I once read (several years ago) about another technique that involved sort of flicking the tongue (so that each "tongue" has an up and down motion and hits the reed twice). I've tried this and it sounds a little better, but it's impossible to control it or maintain it evenly for long...
From anyone's experience, which of the two techniques works better? If the t-k is the "proper" one, can anyone explain physically why it works (stopping reed vs. stopping airstream). Thanks!
Don - theclarinetist@yahoo.com
PS - I can single tongue very quickly, so the Double Tonguing isn't really a necessity for me (though I imagine it would help during long, fast tonguing passages like rehearsal #10 in the Nielsen Concerto), but if it's a valid technique I'd still like to learn it...
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2003-07-26 11:04
I am at the same stage of development, but it appears to me that it just takes gobs of time & practice to come to grips with double tonguing.
I had the good fortune to speak about double tonguing with Prof. Rebecca Rischin of Ohio University last winter, and there did not seem to be any black art to her approach.
The hardest part of double tonguing for me, this early in the learning process, is stabilizing tone production during the "k". Start playing scales, slowly, doubling up each note. Ask me again in a few month - I may think differently by then.
Regards
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