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Re: Tonguing: I hate it.

Author: Katrina  Date:   2017-02-15 16:07 I would recommend finding a teacher who's experienced in teaching both beginners and beginning adults. I've done quite a bit of both, and tonguing can be one of the most frustrating things as well as one of the most innate things for beginners. Usually a student will fall into the "natural" group or the "WTF this is making everything worse" group. I have several non-playing exercises I use with students so they can begin to learn the right tongue movements. Overthinking can also ruin stuff. When you're an adult beginner, whether or not you realize it, you've already been exposed to more sounds than you realize. It's easy to compare yourself to children who are also in the same beginning boat as you and also to assume that because you're an adult you "should" be able to do this quicker/faster/easier/better than they. The muscles you use to play clarinet are not muscles you've used before (unless you're a saxophonist!), and they require time to adjust to what you're asking them to do. If you can act like a child and (for a while) not care about how you sound, the muscles can refine their movements and eventually improve.

Topics	Author	Date
Tonguing: I hate it.  new	monopolova	2017-02-15 09:50
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	Cath	2017-02-15 13:59
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	Roys_toys	2017-02-15 14:32
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.	Katrina	2017-02-15 16:07
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	Cappuccino	2017-02-15 16:08
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	kdk	2017-02-15 18:16
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	Jaysne	2017-02-15 19:11
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	RKing	2017-02-15 19:13
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	monopolova	2017-02-16 08:11
Re: Tonguing: I hate it.  new	dorjepismo	2017-02-16 18:16

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