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Re: Extended technique

Author: oboeblank
Date: 2006-07-08 16:58

The concept of flutter tonguing is similar to rolling your tonguing in French, Italian and Spanish.
Try saying garrrrrrrrrrrrrrcon-rolling your tonguing. Once you have that sensation try rolling the 'r' without any help, then transfer that to the oboe. I have always found that the trouble with flutter tonguing is that it is such an explosive effect that your embouchure sometimes cannot contain the excess air that you are rolling through the reed. However, with some practise you can accomplish this.
If you cannot roll your 'r's at all, then you need to create a laryngal growl. Jacqueline LeClair, an Eastman grad, Mannes teacher and an oboist with a lot of experience with "modern" techniques has a website-NuOboe.com I think, where she gives intrsuctions for fluttertonguing.

Glissandi are achieved by a slow release or depression of the keys and embouchure changes. Ascending glissandi are easier because you can slide your fingers slowly off the keys, giving a smoother transition. Start playing and slide fingers off, as you do you need to adjust your embouchure so there is a "smear" between the notes. If you just lift your fingers off the plateau you will get a scale, your want the slime between the notes in the glissando and your embouchure will help fill in the gaps. Do this slowly so it sounds like a gliss-think the begining of Rhapsody in Blue.
Hope this helps.

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