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Re: Deconstructing Mendelssohn's Scherzo with Jessica Phillips

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2018-02-20 21:42

Tip of the tongue to tip of the reed action is only one of several styles of articulation that have long been considered "legitimate" parts of clarinet technique. Keith Stein in "The Art of Clarinet Playing" published in 1958 said that "Some fine artists occasionally go to the extent of touching only the extreme upper right or left edge (of the reed) to obtain certain delicate entrance effects" (p. 25). He also cited the common technique called "mid-tonguing" in which the "tip [of the tongue] anchors lightly on the gums just below the lower teeth, leaving the middle of the tongue free to contact the reed." Far from condemning this practice, he called it "an extremely sensitive, rapid and effective way to articulate, allowing for a surprising degree of finesse." He was also familiar with the concept of side to side tonguing espoused by David Pino and others. He noted that "some outstanding players" glided the tip of their tongue "roller-fashion back and forth into the angle where the reed and lip meet."

So, if in 1958 there was no one right way to tongue (including the tip of the tongue directly forward to the tip of the reed method), then six decades later there is also not just one right way to do it.

Post Edited (2018-02-20 21:46)

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