Author: Wes
Date: 2005-10-16 20:56
Yes, oboe players can double tongue as do clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon players. I think that some people may do it without being aware of their doing it. Many of us can't tongue very fast using single tonguing and double tonguing is a great help.
As in single tonguing, the space between the notes is important in double tonguing. Thus, one can think in terms of three kinds of sylables. Duh-guh, tee-kee, and tick-kit. Duh-guh gives little space between the notes while tick-kit gives a lot of space between the notes. For the faster tempos, it is a good idea to make the double tongued notes very short, thus the use of the choppy, less musical tick-kit sylables. Any port in a storm! Good luck!
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