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Re: articulation

Author: TonkaToy
Date: 2009-10-12 13:11

I'll second what Paul said. I studied with a Bonade student and the prepared finger exercise is one that I did...a lot, with very favorable results. If you do it every day for just a little bit I think you'll see a dramatic improvement. Try doing the exercise on 3 or 4 scales each day or on isolated passages from an etude you may be working on. In an amazingly short time you'll see a big difference and will develop a very nice short "secco" staccato.

To amplify on what Paul said, it's very important that you don't stop blowing when your tongue in on the reed dampening the response. You blow constantly and periodically dampen the reed with the tip of your tongue. Concentrate on using just the tip and become familiar with how things feel when you're using the tip. Also, I think that you'll notice that you begin searching and finding the perfect equilibrium between an embrochure that is too "loose" and one that is too "tight". To do the exercise correctly, get the best results, and to tongue well while playing music I think you may find you need a firmer embrochure than perhaps you've been using.

Good luck.

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