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Re: What Do You Warm Up With on Bad Days

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2022-01-28 17:21

So, I must admit to using a "lower" back of the tongue position for altissimo notes. There seems to be a necessary pocket of air needed further back in the oral cavity to allow a more stable and full sounding altissimo. Now, the double tonguing technique requires using that area for the "kah" of the "tah-kah." The smaller you can make that pocket, the higher in the altissimo you can double tongue. I am still limited to the "C" two ledger lines above the staff, but determined to make ground on that.

Oh, and though this was never intended as a serious thread, one CANNOT predict a non-productive day, but it is good to have some way to deal with one if it comes up. I must add that with synthetic reeds this just doesn't seem to happen to me any more.

..............Paul Aviles

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