Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-01-09 21:34
Clean articulation doesn't have to be complicated.
It is nothing more than having the correct buildup of air pressure BEHIND THE TONGUE, before removing the tongue to allow the air to surge through.
In fact, "articulating" is actually backward from what we might think. On a piano, an attack, and therefore sound, is produced with a movement toward the string, and with the release (without sos. pedal) the sound ceases.
On wind instruments, that forward motion of the tongue is what ceases the sound, and the *release* is what creates sound. This is important, in that articulation is, therfore, impossible without air.
All articulation requires is air pressure. When it is sufficient, given the type of reed and emouchure shape (for the dynamic), release the tongue, and there comes the note! If it honks or squeaks, there is too much pressure, or the embouchure isn't set up right. This is something that can be improved only through dedicated practice, and, unfortunately, through trial and error.
D
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