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Re: Double Tonguing

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-03-24 02:01

Here is one of my favorite quick tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVRgKs5t86A

That said, I'm pretty sure he started off with a faster than average technique to begin with.

My issue was always that in the "ka" of the "ta-ka" ("ta" = tip of tongue on reed; "ka" = point slightly further back on tongue placed on roof of mouth) the "ka" gets misvoiced as you get into the altissimo. My most recent solution may be a bit unconventional but is worth a try. I now tongue both ends of the "ta-ka" on the roof of the mouth ("ta" further forward; "ka" further back). I do this for more rapid double tonguing as well as for higher note double tonguing. So rather than damping the reed vibration directly on the first half the the figure, you just lightly interrupt the air flow for both. At least their is less difference in voicing between "ta" and "ka" this way.

Someone please post link to the amazing Russian player who has a 20 minute tutorial on double tonguing. He is the guy who does that amazing version of Paganini.

.....................Paul Aviles

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