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Staccato

Author: Karina P.
Date: 2002-07-30 03:53

I AM SO SORRY if this topic has been covered before on this website and if it has, could you please tell me where I can find information on this?

I don't understand how to do the type of repeated staccato where each note tapers off at the end.

The 'tapering off' part is something I am having trouble understanding: How can you let that happen while keeping full air and stomache support?

I have been told by someone that it is all in the manner in which he draws his tongue back from the reed...?

I have been told by someone else that it all happens while he moves his fingers to the next note...?

I'm sorry if this question is hard to understand. ...please help...?

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RE: Staccato

Author: William
Date: 2002-07-30 15:35

Try a "breath" release, rather than stopping each one with the tongue. Enuciate the tone with the tongue, and stop the breath to end it. Makes for a lighter and more delicate sounding staccato. Its' like playing a whole note, but only sustaining for a "fraction" of the time. The breath release should be a part of your players "toolbox."

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RE: Staccato

Author: Karina P.
Date: 2002-07-30 16:57

Thank you William, I guess I didn't [and still don't] have the concept of the breath release. Like how can I stop the breath while keeping full stomache support?

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RE: Staccato

Author: ChattyClar
Date: 2002-07-30 19:16

Begin with your tongue on the reed and lots of air behind it. Take the tongue away and you start the tone. Bring the tongue back, and it stops the tone. The speed by which you bring back the tongue determines the length of the note. If you bring your tongue back fast, you produce a short note. You know this already. The next factor is how hard you bring the tongue back. If you smack the tongue against the reed, you will get an abrupt cut off. However, if you bring the tongue back lightly, there will be a slight taper. The air must remain constant! This takes a lot of control and practice. You'll know you're doing it right when you get a resonance/echo effect.

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