Author: seabreeze
Date: 2015-10-01 07:59
Staccato is hard only if you don't practice it much. Ricardo Morales tells students to practice the Baermann scales and arpeggios with staccato articulation. If you get David Hite's extension of the Baermann Method, book 3, ("Foundation Studies for Clarinet" published by Southern Music) and practice all those scales in intervals of 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths, and octaves at relatively slow tempi in metronome settings of a quarter note equals 80 through 100 using staccato articulation, faster tonguing will eventually become second nature to you (if of course, you are physically doing it right with a continuous air stream, relatively relaxed tongue, and efficient tongue position). It's virtually guaranteed.
Also, some setups make articulation easier. For me, a Vandoren M13 mouthpiece with its close facing of 1.005 mm. is way easier for staccato than more open facings. You have to try to find a set-up that works for you.
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