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Re: When to tongue

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-07-25 22:48

First I would like to appologize for the earlier treatise that may not have been necessary. I read the post more as overarching problem and felt that definition may have been necessary.

I wanted to add that Karl Leister asserted in some of his master classes the beauty and (dare I say) necessity of starting some notes WITHOUT the tongue. I recall specifically a notable loud, chalumeau note on the first page of the Brahms Sonata in F. If you think about it, singers starting on vowels don't have a clear point at the beginning of those notes either.

So I think it is a matter of realizing that tonguing and not tonguing are two different types of "sounds" that you can use to add variety to anything you play. Honestly, besides LOUDER/SOFTER; FASTER/SLOWER; and SHORTER/LONGER, there are not too many more options in our musical tool belt.

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

Post Edited (2020-07-25 23:28)

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