Author: stevesklar
Date: 2010-11-03 00:23
One unasked question that CarlT asked was .... how does one practice being able to tongue faster, and possibly play notes faster.
of course practice !! and scales will help you play notes faster
but with the tonguing issue, to be able to speed up I find several areas to practice
without the instrument practice tonguing to the back of your teeth. And of course try to speed up. This you can do any time as you don't need an instrument.
With the clarinet pick an easy note, say C below the staff and practice playing to a metronome, and of course, as you progress and become more stable at a speed speed up the metronome slightly. Just keep practicing this technique. Then you can evolve it to play 4 - quarter notes per note of a scale, up and down, then 8th notes, 16th, 32nds, etc per a fixed tempo. Then you can also increase the tempo. (ie, instead of one quarter note C then D, play 4 Cs then 4 Ds, etc as you move up and down the scale)
The key, is being a light on the reed and not a heavy "thwap" sound. The lighter you are the quicker you will be able to tongue. And with practice you will be able to play faster.
Good luck
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Stephen Sklar
My YouTube Channel of Clarinet Information
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