Author: Anonymoose
Date: 2020-04-04 02:38
donald-
I was using your described version of anchor tonguing, where the tongue is not anchored to anything but am tonguing higher up/"meatier" part of the tongue, but not in the center of the tongue. My head naturally tilts down with the clarinet angle higher, and due to this, the tip of the mouthpiece is further inside my mouth, causing the tongue to move back and create tension.
I'm a student studying clarinet, and while this way has been "acceptable" for me so far, I find that I am putting in way to much effort just to meet the basic standard. At this point in my student life, I'm looking for more nuances and delicacies in the way I play rather than speed of the tongue.
So, because of recent events I have been in isolation and this is a GREAT opportunity for me because I can now work on things without having to worry about learning new repertoire, recitals, etc... and I've decided to attempt to switch from anchor tonguing to tip-to-tip tonguing.
So far its been a few days, and I can tongue sixteenth notes ok on quarter = 100, but only on single notes so far. Can't really play articulated passages, so I will need to work on it by playing articulated scales slowly with the tip-to-tip method.
However, I found that now after a few days of the tip-to-tip method, my tone is fuller with more tonal center, allowing for legato or technical passages to flow easier. How?
After reading your post regarding the natural position of the tongue, it makes sense to me that my tongue before was in a state of constant tension due to it having to arch back a little to anchor tongue. Now that it's not in a state of tension, voicing is easier and I'm able to push more air into the instrument. I still can't tongue proficiently yet but I will work on it!
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