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 tounging
Author: Jeanne 
Date:   2001-10-23 01:39

I am playing a very pretty piece that is primarily stacatto, but my tounging makes the notes soung muggy and airy. How can I improve my tounging to make it sound better?
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 RE: tounging
Author: Ken Shaw 
Date:   2001-10-23 22:17

Jeanne -

The subject of staccato comes up a lot. Here's my posting from a couple of weeks ago:

I won't tell you staccato is easy, but it can certainly be learned. The place to start is to think of it as an interruption of a existing, steady tone, rather than the start and stop of the tone.

About a year ago, I posted a method showed to me years ago by Bob Lowrey, a well-known clinician. Please go to http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=32780&t=32715 for a description and exercises. Work on them for a few days and then come back with a progress report and any problems you're having.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw
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