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Author: ThomasG
Date: 2010-12-09 04:05
Hi, i'm a slightly new clarinet player, but i have always had some trouble with tonguing. I'm pretty sure im not really doing it correctly, and i was just intrested to see if anyone here has some good tips for me. T
My exact problem is tonguing fast, but probably just tonguing in general. the proper technique is what i'm looking for.
-Thanks
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Author: claritoot26
Date: 2010-12-09 04:12
Keep blowing strong as you would long tones, touch the very tip of the tongue to the very tip of the reed at the beginning of each note while still blowing. Aside from that, use a reed and mouthpiece that let you do this.
Lori
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Author: Clarimeister
Date: 2010-12-09 06:23
Techincally speaking there is no absolute 100% correct way to toungue on clarinet. Everyone's tongues and oral cavities are different. People with longer tongues typically anchor tongue, or put the tip of their tongue behind their bottom teeth and tongue the reed with the middle of their tongue. The most common way is how claritoot said. Tip and tip, though some would argue slightly below the tip of the tongue touching slightly below the tip of the reed, which is actually how I tongue on clarinet. It's different for everyone.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-12-09 10:24
Tonguing is the act of REMOVING the tongue from the reed. That is, you do NOT strike the reed with the tongue but damp the sound prior to execution.....if that helps.
................Paul Aviles
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-12-09 13:06
Check my website and look at the clarinet articles page, I have some articles on tonguing that might help you. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Simon
Date: 2010-12-10 00:10
Ed's web site is perfect.
Now my 5 cents worth. You may be confusing your self with articulation. You mention you tongue fast. Simple, start with tonguing very slow until such time you perfect it. An old saying fast is slow and slow is fast. In any practice, tonguing, fingering, scales etc, practice slow and gradually increase pace. Do not start off practicing fast, this is how you learn bad technique which is very difficult to unlearn.
This has worked for me.
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Author: ThomasG
Date: 2010-12-10 21:08
Thanks, i think all of this has helped. I'll probably just start out slow, and include practicing articuation in my daily practice.
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Author: Claire Annette
Date: 2010-12-22 14:16
Imagine yourself trying to blow a spitwad through a narrow straw--a spitwad that will go fast and far. You position your tongue to cover the opening of the straw and build up air pressure...then give a fast release as you blow. Now, you're not actually "spitting" but you are launching your pretend spitwad when you release your tongue.
That is very much like tonguing on the clarinet. It's all in the release of the tongue from the reed for the tone to begin and stopping the tone by stopping the reed's vibration with the tongue.
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