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Author: JPMarcellus2011
Date: 2011-11-29 16:32
I have endurance issues. I feel like it's related to my incorrect tonguing. I do touch the tip of the reed, and my embouchure does not move when I tongue. However, my throat moves a great deal, and my embouchure moves when I try to move through different registers. I don't know what to do to fix it. What is "correct?" I understand that it is whatever works for you, but what undoing isn't working, and I need help.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2011-11-29 23:15
By throat what you are presumably talking about is the BACK of the tongue. When people refer to 'voicing,' it's the back of the tongue that is involved so you DON'T want to do that while tonguing.
The best way to practice tonguing is S-L-O-W-L-Y , keeping in mind that it is the RELEASE of the tongue from the reed that produces the attack (NOT a striking of the reed). So go slowly, deliberately and move as little of the tongue as possible.
..............Paul Aviles
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-11-30 07:06
Try slowly moving your tongue forward towards the reed and touching the reed SOOO slightly, that the sound just gets softer and "fuzzier", but you don't actually make the reed stop vibrating. Then back off JUST enough (slowly) so it's at full resonance. This will help show you just how little the tongue needs to move, it'll help develop a muscle memory of how far back the tongue needs to go, and since you're doing it slowly, you can concentrate on moving only the tongue, keeping your throat out of the equation.
US Army Japan Band
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2011-11-30 14:44
Russianoff has a method that might help in his Clarinet Method Book 1. He suggests what he calls the tongue cue: take a good breath, place the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth and keep it there, feeling the contact. Then sing "da". Now try it on the clarinet: use the top quarter inch of your tongue and touch the reed just below the tip and keep it there for a few seconds and repeat, "touching lightly and feeling the reed's texture." Then do the same but pull the tongue away from the reed at the same time as the air begins, playing "da". This might sound too remedial, but it appears you need to revisit the simple mechanics of how to begin a tongued note, with as little extra motion as possible. As always, a good private teacher is an excellent idea.
John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com
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Author: Sean.Perrin
Date: 2011-11-30 14:52
Say "tah, tah, tah." Notice what happens in your mouth and throat. Note how it feels. You shouldn't be moving your throat at all, but if you are, try and stop it before you go back to the clarinet. This is the most important step. Don't go on until you understand how it FEELS to move only your tongue like this while blowing out.
When you are ready, add the clarinet and try and emulate the feeling you had without it in your mouth. Also, make sure to keep blowing as you articulate (even staccato!), from what you are saying it sounds like you are stopping the air stream.
Once you have this down, practice long tones with a quarter note and eighth note tonguing pattern. For now, concentrate on only the front edge of the note, and connect ("dah", not "dut").
Really, there's no trick to basic tonguing. It's best to think of tonguing as a way of expressing the beginning of a note in musical language the same way we shape certain words in spoken language. If you can speak and say "tah" then you are set. Everything else is all in your head. For a while, you should start each practice session by reminding yourself of the first step here so that you don't default back to your old ways.
Also, use a mirror so you can be sure that you aren't moving your throat and/or jaw!
Founder and host of the Clarineat Podcast: http://www.clarineat.com
Post Edited (2011-11-30 14:56)
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