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 Re: oboe tonguing.
Author: huboboe 
Date:   2011-12-09 05:49

Instead of using the tip of your tongue, use the part just behind the tip. Say, "d-d-d-d-d". Now tongue your reed the same way...

Your diaphragm sucks air into your lungs. Your abdominal muscles push it out again. Those muscles should always be tense while you are playing - this is what is termed 'support' and allows you to push more or less air in a controlled manner according to the dynamic required. Place your hand on your belly and shout, "HEY!!" as loudly as you can. The tightening of your abdominal muscles which you felt is what I am talking about.

It should be part of the preparation you make to play, along with stopping the reed with your tongue and putting air against the reed. Properly prepared the moment before you actually play, the only thing you need to to do is go 'Ta'.

A half second to a second before you start is not too much time and lets you think about what you are going to do after you start.

As one of my teachers once said to me, "To know what you are going to do before you do it is to be a great musician."

I'll leave the fingering question to those who play a thumbplate oboe...

Go practice!

Robert Hubbard
WestwindDoubleReed.com
1-888-579-6020
bob@westwinddoublereed.com

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