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Author: jan
Date: 2001-08-03 12:03
in what position should the tongue be in if you are playing one note, lets say, open G? or several notes legato...just blowing air and pushing the keys. lets say a G major scale with no articulation. where is the tongue and does it ever change position if there is no articulation?
thanks
jan
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Author: Ashley
Date: 2001-08-03 14:16
First thing's first--this is an important concept--the entire tongue should NEVER move for any reason, especially during articulation. Only the tip of the tongue should move during articulation. You want the kind of tongue position that you have when you say "teee" with fast, spinning air. The back of the tongue should be high in your oral cavity, so you can approximately feel your back molars with your tongue. The tip of your tongue curves downward SLIGHTLY (unless you are anchor tonguing) so that you can touch nearly the tip of the read with a spot on your tongue that is slightly above the tip. It would be much easier to draw a diagram of this... When you are playing, articulating or not, you should be able to look in the mirror (sort of sideways) and see no motion underneath your mouth area--your tongue should not be moving. This is a very very difficult concept to master if you've been playing differently for a long time, so it is important that you make sure your teacher is watching out for tongue movement and position.
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Author: William
Date: 2001-08-03 15:39
The tongue should archin the back of the mouth as if you were imitating a cats "hiss." This accelorates and focuses the air stream for more efficient tone poduction. This position should be for all registers, as opposed to the old "open throat" concept. The throat should be open for a steady air supply but the tongue must be arched to focus the stream. Hope this makes some kind of sense. Good clarineting!!!!
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-08-06 02:43
I would rather recommend you to read Keith Stein's 'Art of Clarinet Playing' on this matter.
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Author: Ashley
Date: 2001-08-06 04:14
off the topic.....
whoooaaa........there's 2 Ashley's........that could get confusing.
~Ashley~
Am I the first Ashley or the second Ashley?? I'm the college freshman one who has no clue what she's doing 99% of the time...(I always post my email though)
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Author: Richard
Date: 2001-08-06 15:56
According to The Educator's Guide to the clainet, The tongue should always be high and back in your mouth to make a smaller passage and speed up the air coming through....excessive jaw and chin movement can be indicators of moving the whole tongue apparently....anyway, I just thought that might help
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