Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-05-03 06:56
brycon wrote:
> I don't ever think of syllables when I play. But I tried out
> "taa" and "daa" and didn't notice much difference in feel or
> sound.
>
> The reason why, I think, is that the clarinet sound doesn't
> result from the tongue striking the reed but rather from coming
> off of it (when blowing air, of course).
But don't you feel a difference in the way the tongue leaves the reed in an explosive "Ta' or "Ti" from the way it leaves for "Da" or "Di?" You create the difference, as I experience it, by pressing the tongue harder against the reed (or the hard palette in speech) for "Ta" before releasing it. To put it slightly differently, "T" and "D" start at the same place, but "T" presses slightly before it releases. Students who have trouble with noisy articulation often can quiet it by "lightening" their tongue movements, which in my experience means not pressing on the reed as much before and as the reed is released to start a note.
Of course, as has been said, a clean release depends on having the air pressure already started at the reed before the tongue is withdrawn and the reed is released regardless of how the player conceptualizes the motion.
I don't have the time tonight to look up anything written from the point of view of a speech specialist, but I'm certain material is available on the web with a straightforward search. Maybe tomorrow.
Karl
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