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teaching tounging

Author: claril  Date:   2005-08-11 12:37 Hi all, I would check if this has been asked before on the board, but I don't think there's a big chance it has been, and also I'm 'under the weather' so hope you don't mind if I just ask this question, hopeful to get a answer sooner rather than later.. I have just started teaching at a new school and these students are fairly advanced for their level, but there's one aspect of their playing most of them lack in, which is tounging. They all tongue too hard etc.. and they just can't concept the idea of staccato'ing, I've only been teaching a bit and my other stduent's haven't come accross this problem as much so I don't really know the solution. I know tip of toungue to tip of read or around about their and have told them that, and also to touch the reed as lightly as possible, but when I explained that they didn not really get it hapening, I told them to practice what i said, but do any of you fanattsic musicians and teachers have any other suggestions for me/them. Thanks for any help, and also i don't know how much to expect of them, how fast should I expect them to take onboard this new tounging technique. Because their tounging isn't the best, it really affects their rythm because when you tongue quavers i na piuece with not-ideal-tonguing then it really slows the piece etc.. Thank you very much

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