Author: GMac
Date: 2005-05-18 19:13
Hey Dutchy,
In short, I think you should just barely 'dab' the end of the reed with your tounge. I think it's more helpful to think about the syllables I am describing below. That being said, I don't think there is any substitute but seeing a good teacher who can analyze your playing style and where you're having problems. My advice would definitely be to tounge with 'doodoodoo' or 'duhduhduh' to maintain optimum tone quality (thinking of it like that keeps your mouth cavity in such a shape to help your tone) and a long articulation. It is always easy to make articulation shorter, so you should practice it long so you can do it. If you constantly only use short articulation, when you try to articulate quick passages you will find it takes way too much effort to do so because the short articulation takes much more tounge muscle effort. And of course, always make sure you're blowing. The reed vibrates when you blow on it, and if you're not really blowing between the notes, it will be harder to make the reed start vibrating after you release your tongue. Another helpful thing is to think of 'tounging your fingers'. If you keep all of this in mind, and if you focus on all this when you're trying to figure it out, I think you'll find that your tongue will fall right into place. Best of luck!
Graham
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