Author: William
Date: 2010-10-13 14:24
I can double tongue quite well using the ta-ka method and, as I have a slow tongue, use it frequently. I can also use the over-the-beak flip method in the upper register on repeated notes--as in the march, "Americans We"-- but have difficulty in scale passages. John Bruce-Yeh, of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra--told me he used this "flip" method in his recording of the Nielson Clarinet Concerto some years ago, and that he always had trouble with the ta-ka style.
Short answer, I guess is, yes--double tonguing is a valid technique for articulated passages that cannot be done with the single tongue. Although there are many players--pro & amature--that have the natural ability to tongue extremely fast and never have to double in any way, those of us born with the slug-tongue just have to cheat and learn it.
For those of you that are wondering, the "flip" method is done by stroking your tongue over the beak of the mouthpiece, one note articulated as the tongue passes up over the tip and the second note articulated as the tongue comes back down over the tip. It does not damage the mouthpiece or the reed and produces the cleanest articulation of the two double tongue methods.
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