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Author: Woodrow
Date: 2000-06-28 16:55
What's all this talk of the tongue about?
I've heard of this before. I'm just a beginning and I just blow in to make my notes. Why and when would I want to use my tongue?
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Author: Amber
Date: 2000-06-28 18:13
You use your tongue to separate notes, in different styles. If you never use your tongue, you are slurring the whole time. example; the the stars wars theme....dah , dah [da da da] dah... to make those three short notes shorter and more disinctive, you touch your tongue against the reed just as you are playing the start of the note (your teacher will go into more and better detail if you ask.) Welcome to the world of the clarinet!! It is the coolest instrument in all arrangements!:o)
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Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2000-06-28 23:29
It is possible to separate notes without using your tongue. It is done by "glottal stopping", a sort of click in the back of your throat. I did it for a few months at the start before I realised it was wrong. The trouble is, it is not very fast, you can't stop the note by this method and you will eventually hurt your throat.
Learn to tongue the reed right from the start.
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Author: Woodrow
Date: 2000-06-29 13:33
Is the tongue stroke up toward the reed or
down away from the reed?
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Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2000-06-29 13:51
You touch the tip of the reed with the tip of your tongue. This is enough to stop the reed vibrating. The note is started by removing your tongue from the reed. The note is stopped by touching your tongue against the reed again. There is no "stroking". It's a bit like saying "taw taw taw" but instead of touching your tongue against the roof of your mouth, you touch it against the tip of the reed.
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