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Re: How to tongue low notes

Author: mosh
Date: 2006-07-14 03:16

Hi Baron,

Here is an exercise that the late Anthony Camden had all students do ( you can see articles on him at www.adrs.org.au), after 20+ years in the London Symphony he always said that you needed to start the reed when the conductor put down the baton, or just not play !!

So, his daily exercise ( or the jist of what it was)...

On your "scale of the day" try doing this.

#1 - Finger the note ( ie. low d)
#2 - Blow air down ( whith your reed in mouth & embrochure etc.)
#3 - Stop the air with your tounge ( feel the amount of air required to start the note)
#4 - Release the Tounge and "invigorate" the reed with air, (ie. start the reed by drawing back the tounge, NOT atacking the reed with it..)

Repeat on all notes up the scale...

This is a GREAT exercise for when you want a clean start to any note, especially down low...

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