Author: vials
Date: 2008-08-15 16:47
Hi, I know there are tons of threads regarding tonguing (and I think I have read them all haha), but I still feel that I need to start this new thread, sorry!
My problem is speeeeed. I am starting to believe that my tongue just isn't "designed" to play stacatto faster than 16ths at 100 bpm. I do staccatto excercises every day, and I am making progress in the quality and accuracy of my tonguing, but not the speed. I have heard other people complaining about their stacatto speed and then realizing it's their tongue/finger coordination, not the tonguing itself that is their problem. This is not my problem, for I can't even tongue 2 measures at 110 bpm on an open g.
I use tip-to-tip tonguing, but sometimes I catch myself very very gently touching the roof of my mouth with the middle part of my tongue at the same time the tip is touching the reed. Sounds strange, I know.. Does anybody recognize this?
To disguise my stacatto speed problem, I use two slurred-two tongued articulation a lot, since I am able to do that at around 130 bpm on a good day.
I have recently started working on double tonguing, which I need to practice a lot more before it sounds even and clean, but maybe this is my only way of ever being able to tongue faster?? All other areas of my playing are improving, so the articulation is really holding me back!
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