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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-03-05 16:21

I almost was not going to add my opinion to this post because the title of it is so rediculous. Of course voicing is legit, it just depends on how different players approach it. There have been many intelligent answers to this post already, especially from MRN. Paul, what you're forgetting is that every player is different, every body is different, no two players have the same physicial measurements. Big tongue, small tongue, fat tongue, thin tongue, long tongue, short tongue etc. Each of these measurements will play differently for every player so what works for one person with a short tongue will not have the same effect for a person with a long tongue. That's why there is no one way to teach everyone to play the same way. So many things vary from one player to another.
Consider that some players use their tongue almost exclusively to do the famous Gershwin gliss, their tongue does most of the voicing. I've had many students whose throat tones where unfocused and therefore "sounded" flat until I had them raise the back of their tongue to improve that problem. Sure it could also have to do with embouchure, breath control, throat position but also tongue. I've had students that had a small, pinched tone in the clarion register and as a result played sharp up there as well. When I got them to change their tongue position, as well as an embouchure and throat adjustment, everything improved. As a matter of fact I would have them use a tuner to experiment with what I told them to do and when they were able to play those notes in tune their tone improved greatly as well. Is it all the tongue, no, but the tongue is part of voicing. With some people it is a major part, with others it's a minor part. It all depends what you already sound like to begin with. You know, don't fix it if it ain't broke. There is not just one factor that makes a player play in tune but the tongue is an important component for most, if not all players if they realize it or not. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

Post Edited (2010-03-05 19:33)

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