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Re: Growth to expect in tonguing speed

Author: Micke Isotalo ★2017
Date: 2019-03-24 20:29

ceeslaw, not an answer to your question and probably something you already know, but let me still just mention two basic things about tongue (single) speed development.

1) Make sure that the travel of your tongue is as short as possible, since the longer it travels, the slower it will be. Check the travel by moving your tongue really slowly away from the reed (while blowing) and stop the movement immediately when you start getting a sound. Then move it back and forth for a while, still very slowly and with minimal travel between sound/no sound. This is just to develop your feeling of the "right" distance and getting used to it - if it has been any longer than that.

Then slowly increase the speed, but still concentrate just on keeping the travel at minimum. Finish at the maximum speed you are capable of.

This could be a part of your daily practice routine, until you are sure of always tonguing with minimal travel.

2) Another crucial thing concerning tonguing speed is your air support, which should be as strong as possible considering the desired dynamic level, and with exactly the same kind of steady flow as when playing legato.

Post Edited (2019-03-24 20:31)

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