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Tonguing help

Author: DIn
Date: 2006-05-15 06:49

I have recently switched from the Bass Clarinet to the Clarinet and I found that i had to break a few bad habits. The one I am most concerned about is my tonguing, when i first started out on Clarinet a year ago I found that I wasn't hitting the tip of the reed with the tip of the tongue and I just recently broke the habit and I am still improving on this. Is the"tip of the tongue on tip reed" concept same for the Bass Clarinet? I can tongue faster on the Clarinet while hitting the tip of the reed with my tongue, but on the Bass Clarinet it feels like I am not tonguing faster, and sounds and feels like I am tonguing slower. Is there a different embouchure and style of tonguing I should have for the Bass Clarinet and the Clarinet? Can someoe tell me some of the common bad habits that bass clarinet and clarinet players have in general so I can watch out for these things and start to fix them immediatly? Thanks for taking the time to read my letter.
DiN

[ Post retitled for clarity - GBK ]

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