Fast, light tonguing on bass clarinet - So you want to be a Bass Clarinet player
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- News flash. There are different ways to articulate tongued notes on a single-reed instrument!
Truth is, your tongue doesn't always have to hit the same place on the reed when you're tonguing something with an accent vs. 16th notes at 120BPM. On bass clarinet I would argue that it SHOULDN'T hit the same place.
Watch and see what I mean.
Am I the only person that sees the blue face on his shirt looking at the music like WTF? lol
MsPatriciaBillings isn't it funny😂😂😂
He’s is making sure he plays right
😂
Great stuff! I had the same problem tonguing at certain tempos and not others - exactly the same as you mentioned. LOL
When I play saxophone I move the tongue around to different spots on the reed depending on register and what kind of timbre I a going for. Much the same as you describe here. I have often considered the Bass Clarinet embouchure as a hybrid between clarinet and sax - with some unique things all its own.
You're supposed to tongue on the reed?!?!?! My entire life is a lie!!!! Please help!!!
Where were you tonguing before?
Behind the mouthpiece
MagicPieces909 whatt how? what do you mean "behind the mouth piece"?
Cat Esguerra This kid has GOT to be kidding. I can't even see it being possible to tongue on the back of the mouthpiece! Can you even imagine the difficulty of using the underside of your tongue? Egads!!!
MagicPieces909 ouch! I accidentally did that once and cut my tongue.
im watching this the day before a band test and i cant even play the sixteenth notes in it correctly send help
One thing he said briefly is really important, and I wish I had practiced it more when I was younger: touch the reed, but don’t stop the vibrations of the reed very much. You need to be able to dampen the vibrations of the reed almost not at all to stopping them completely with only just enough pressure on the reed, plus every shade of gray in between. That takes a lot of practice because you’re dealing with very small quantities. Patience and persistence help the process.
Practicing the end of the spectrum where you almost are not stopping the vibrations of the reed at all is the one to spend a lot of time on.
I can play hot cross buns, the French song, jingle bells, merrily we roll along, oats peas and beans, twinkle twinkle, Star Wars, and the rock song
that snood shirt! I haven't thought of that game in years, it used to be one of my favorites as a kid
Brilliant ! I have never heard any Bass clt player tongue like that Bravo !!! D
I wanted to know if it was possible for Bass Clarinets to play quickly. Well, that answers that.
"your tongue will float and surf and skip on it like a rock skipping on water" (hope I got that right)
Like fluttering or bouncing off the reed?
God job, great master!
Few questions??
What type of bass clarinet reeds do you recommend?What strength of reed do you play on?
Do you use any certain practice books to warm up with? If not what do you do to warm up?
What type or brand of ligature do you recommend?
(I have a a Buffet Crampon Prestige series if that makes a difference.)
Does the brand of mouthpiece matter? If so what do you prefer or recommend?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Dawson Shoemake mouthpiece does matter! You'll have to research the best kind but getting a new one could improve your sound quite a bit! Ligature doesn't matter that much but even if it did you have a great brand. Vandoren v12 are nice reeds in whatever strength you prefer (I use 3)
2 1/2
Strength of the reed depends on your airflow, embrochure and other factors. Don’t jump into a 3 or a 4 reed if you’re a beginner on bass clarinet from clarinet with lungs that haven’t adjusted.
Adjust your equipment to suit you
To warm up, you can use anything like scales or chorales. You don’t need to play something like flight of the bumblebee as a warmup. You’re overthinking it, it’s just a warm up- you’re warming up your instrument not impressing someone
For our UIL March this year, our band director chose Salute to Kansas by Sousa, and even after months of practicing, my section was the only one to correctly play and tongue the opening measures...you bet articulation is important! And there's that bit of smug satisfaction when soprano clarinet has to slur their part while bass clarinet plays as isXD
Great Video, Michael!
this is a region etude
I CAN'T TONGUE FAST!!!
Fast, light tonguing on bass clarinet - So you want to be a Bass Clarinet player (Articulação: notas ligadas x destacadas)
Hi Michael my name is Nikolai Morales I'm 12 years old. I'm been watching your TH-cam videos for about a year and a half now. I was wondering if you can make a video on how to play the flight of the bumblebee. I to play bass clarinet and I also play on Vandoren products. Since I've been watching your video I've got really inspired by your techniques.
Niko Morales flight of the bumblebee takes years and years of experience to play, and cannot me taught in one video.
Do you have any help for tounging on the Eb Contra Alto Clarinet?
I play the same thing! I would imagine it would be the same technique as in the video.
You played 16th notes in high school...
Thanks!
As a bassoon and flute player, my articulations on clarinet become very strange. Switching from bassoon, I tongue on the tip only (i can get reeeeeaaallly good nuance) but with the flute I end up tonguing even further back on the roof of my mouth.
wish i could actually buy a bassoon
Earspasm Music Would you be able to explain how to tongue fast passages in the high register (Like a D above the staff) without it sounding so shrill or disconnected, please? The excerpt from Rossini's Semiramide is killing me.
+MassiveDragons it's focusing your air and proper voicing with your tongue. Semiramide is tough, but doable (and it's actually one of my favorite clarinet excerpts).
Thanks for the tip, I really appreciate it. It really is a great excerpt!
since our orchestra doesn't have a bassoon, do you think bass clarinet can substitute for most of the bassoon parts?
What type of reed do you use?
I'm Japanese student
norika he uses a vandoren v12 redx
Reed*
Here's a suggestion - JUST a suggestion: try Harry Hartmann's Black Onyx reeds. They're around $30 (US) each. But, they blow easy, easier (I think) than V12s or Legeres.
sei un grande ;)
Awesome
Do you have a link to where i can download this piece and play it? @Earspasm Music
Thankyou 😂is that good for a size 3 mouthpiece
badass
Say I was wondering if by any chance you could post demo videos for the upcoming TMEA All-State Bass clarinet etudes.
Yes please Michael!! :)
+Rafael Ramos I have no idea what these etudes are. You'll have to scan then and email them to me. Contact info is on my website...
super fast staccato....yeahhhh
I keep tonguing with the middle of my tongue. is it because my tongue is so long? if i try to tongue with tip of it my embouchure changes. Help me
I mean size 3 reed
Can you play those aongs
opa tudo vem eu gostaria de saber que palheta vc usa e qual medida pois vc toca muito
+Douglas Branco th-cam.com/video/7iwnsEtU2_w/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/2iEvmvZVyrA/w-d-xo.html
I really need to know what mouthpiece you play on because im thinking about getting a b45
I play a B50
Any advice for eb clarinet?
what song is this cuz i wanna play it
Are me and him the only ones who play bass clarinet ?
Alexandrea Rodriguez you’re stupid
@@notsure8864 hahahahha
Do you playing in orchestra, or is this just a hobby?
*play
+Gady LaGa You know there are other outlets for playing than orchestras, right? I used to play in orchestras, but ultimately got bored.
+Earspasm Music Like what?
+rooks Well... Clubs, solo concerts, chamber music, jazz, youtube (ahem), in a park somewhere, at colleges, in a recital, on the radio, on Spotify, at a house concert. You know...like anywhere.
What orchestra(s) did you play in? Was it pretty easy or hard to "get in"?
Constructive feedback: less talk more playing. I just watched 7 minute video with only 1 minute of playing. You are really good though.