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Re: Articulating with the throat

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2017-09-04 17:09

I guess that throat articulation must be actuated with the tongue. Some ways of multi-tonguing, like the "du-gu" or similar syllabifications, also involve the tongue operating somewhere off the reed (alternating with on the reed.)

It doesn't seem like those movements would hurt the throat, but it might if things stayed very dry in there. Reflexive dry swallowing can lead to a sore throat, but that's probably different.

From afar it sounds more like there's something separate going on with your throat, which playing aggravates. Possibly even the vibrations of the air stream could be doing it. Look for other symptoms.

As for what you do muscularly when you play, there are many simple experiments you can devise to increase your awareness and control of what you do. Devote some practice time to focusing just on your areas of concern, tongue use or tenseness, right down at the level of what muscle is doing what. Leave music out of the effort; it's about you and your primary instrument (which is not that contraption of metal and wood.)

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