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Author: SaRaH18
Date: 2003-06-23 16:05
I'm having a 'BIG' problem blowing ' very SHORT' staccato notes. The way a conductor would want you to blow very short notes ..
Does anybody have a fast, easy, reliable way to solve this problem?
What techniques do you use?
Sarah
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-06-23 17:27
Push the air through, and start/stop each note with your tongue.
The time is in your fingers, not your tongue or breath.
If there are many staccato notes, group them -- play 4 or so as an idea.
For 16ths, Play towards the beat. Instead of ONE two three four, try putting mental emphasis on the TWO, then pushing toward the one. Similarly for other groupings. This helps keep you with the tempo.
If your tongue is not fast enough, try this: Whenever you have a moment of free time (in the car, while at the computer, or anywhere it won't irritate anyone), make a "t-t-t-t-t-t" tounguing sound in your mouth, against your teeth while moving your tongue as little as possible, at a decent clip (16ths at 80-120 bpm, depending on how fast you can do it) for as long as you can keep it steady. Keep doing this for a couple weeks at least.
The problem could also be timing rather than length. If you're a bit late or early, you may sound longer. Make sure you come in right at the exact moment. Use any number of rhythm tricks to work on this.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2003-06-24 00:30
If all else fails, try cutting off the air flow after the "ti" tonguing motion with another motion farther back on the tongue as if entering a "ke" sound. That is, envision tonguing and cutoff as "ti-ke" rapidly executed without completing the second motion beyond closing the back of the oral cavity. Put another way, it's as if you are going to double-tongue and don't quite make it through act two. This may shut things down faster than your tongue can do it, yet the tongue can be readied promptly for the next air release.
I like Alex's suggestion of tongue exercises, too.
Regards,
John
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-06-24 22:49
Also do not move your jaw. The slightest jaw movement (which you might not even notice) really slows you down.
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