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 Re: How to tongue low notes
Author: d-oboe 
Date:   2006-07-13 14:52

I always advocate this:

"Roll out" for low notes. It really helps to be playing with very little reed in the mouth. You should have a very loose embouchure, but the only thing is that when it's loose you have to b-l-o-w. Low notes need quite a bit of air, so don't be shy.

Really be sure that there is proper air first, and once you're sure you're blowing (overblow even) then you can adjust so that notes don't crack, or honk out.

The trick to getting low notes out quietly is very often determined by the responsiveness of the reed. However, it's better to learn ways around a so-so reed, for those times when knives/cane/sanity are having problems. (especially that last one:)) Learn to be flexible enough to deal with the occasional descrepancies that reeds will always have. (Always)

Further down the road, if you make your own reeds, you will develop enough skill to know exactly what a reed needs, and adjust it on the spot without compromising anything else, rather than just having to "deal with it."

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