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 A high tongue position still doesn’t focus the sound for me
Author: McDonalds Eater 
Date:   2021-12-24 23:07

Happy Holidays to everyone!

So I have been working on my tone production. As we all know, a key component of fine clarinet playing, at least in the French American school of playing, is the high tongue position: a concept in which the player positions the tongue as if saying “EEE” or imitating a hiss. This is said to focus the sound and make the air go quicker.

However, for some strange reason, even though my tongue is in this position while I play, my tone still spreads. I don’t hear a difference in my sound until I put the tongue too high and therefore choke the sound. Then my ear hears this and I subconsciously start biting :(

I’ve experimented with different syllables and positions: “EEE,” cat hiss, saying “SHH,” putting my tongue high in the front, middle, or back, and I still don’t hear a difference unless again I go too far and close the sound. I can even feel my tongue touching my upper molars while playing, and the sound still spreads.

There must be something I’m doing wrong, and I can’t figure out why :(

Any ideas and discussions are appreciated.
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