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Author: Michael
Date: 2004-05-16 05:50
is there a specific name for this legato: it is free of stops and breaks in tone but moreover each pitch kinda like 'flows' or 'melts' into the next. i have heard a flute do this, larry kranz actually. also how do i play legato on the clarinet? i try playing legato but there is still the tiniest little break between the notes.
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Author: Sam
Date: 2004-05-16 22:15
I think any type of legato is called legato! To play legato you should think doo doo doo.You should keep air flowing through your instrument,and don't slow your tounge down. You should keep your tounge qiuck because you don't want to sound mushy.I believe that this problem comes from a habit of trying to just barely brush the tongue against the reed when tonguing softly. This instinct is probably a reaction to previous experiences of having harsh, explosive tonguing in legato passages. You should try to tounge quickly but softly.
I hope I didn't confuse you. Just think doo doo, tounge quickly, but tounge softly, and keep the air going.
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Author: D
Date: 2004-05-16 22:44
thats called a slur, at least i think thats what your talking about. when you change between notes on the clarinet, when playing legatto, you are suposed to just slightly stop the sound with your toung but for egagerated slurrs, my band director told me not to stop the air flow just play the two notes like one note. some changes are sepecially hard on clarinet so make sure you move all your fingers at the same time to avoid those short stops your talking about. perhaps someone else can offer some advice on specefic technique
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Author: Eoin McAuley (Gnomon)
Date: 2004-05-17 06:42
To play legato on the clarinet, you start the first note of the phrase with your tongue as normal, then you don't tongue the notes at all from then on, using a continuous stream of air and changing the note using only your fingers. This is marked in the score as a slur mark over the notes. Obviously if you have a repeated note in the phrase, (the same as the previous note), you have to tongue it, but other than that, your tongue gets a rest. You use your tongue to stop the last note of the phrase.
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-05-17 21:00
Cantable. this means in a singing style, but it flows, dynamics can chnage, but no stops are offered until the end of a phrase. hope this helps.
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Author: D
Date: 2004-05-18 04:11
u actually do tong in legatto its jst quicker and not as obvious. you go do do in stead of tah tah. if u don't thoung every single note, u get bad tone, intonation problems etc... not good sepcially with my director lol
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Author: Amanda
Date: 2004-05-21 00:49
I took your post to mean "portamento" or "glissando," whichever term you prefer to use. (See previous posts or consult a dictionary to distinguish the two.) But I have no clue how to do it on the clarinet. Experiment with your embouchure, moving fingers VERY slowly, rolling fingers, etc. Sorry I can't be more help.
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