@@Halloweensam31 Good luck! I fixed mine and have been tounging normally for a while now. After some time, and of course practice, it starts to feel natural!
Thank you, ive struggled with tonguing but this really helped! I could see what i was doing wrong because i was just covering the hole where you blow air, i didnt know you had to cover the bottom part!
I would suggest that it is very important though to start with the tongue on the reed and not with the air first. Yes it is very important to have the air support mechanism ready and in the "on" position but the process should be breathing in tempo, placing the tongue on the reed simultaneous with when you finish breathing on the upbeat and then releasing on the downbeat. Having the tongue already on the reed prior to the release trains the tongue to stroke the reed in the correct location as you described because you can feel the right spot before you begin which also helps to insure confidence and eventually with a little more practice, consistent success.
This is a great point, I do usually start notes with my tongue on the reed to create a clear start to the note. What I was aiming for in this video is to teach someone how to find the correct placement of the tongue on the reed. I find that if I have my students start with the tongue on the reed, often they will be using too much tongue and they will not be using the tip of their tongue. So this video is intended to be a starting point for teaching correct tongue placement on the reed. Maybe I will do a video in the future showing how to start a note with the tongue. Thanks for the feedback!!
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Thank you - this is perfect for introducing tonguing to my beginner clarinets!
Glad it's helpful!
Thank you, Misty. We are so glad you and your students find these videos helpful!
I have been playing the clarinet for a long time. I still benefit from going back to the basics. SSG Davenport, 34th Army Band, Iowa National Guard.
I've been anchor tonguing without realizing it for 3 years now. This helped me a lot, thank you!!
Same! Trying to fix it.
@@Halloweensam31 Good luck! I fixed mine and have been tounging normally for a while now. After some time, and of course practice, it starts to feel natural!
How long it did take for u to fix?
@@uhh3457 not too long, the process was gradual but after around a month of consistent practice, tonguing correctly came pretty natural!
@@Jackson-gw7ct lol u were right, it took me a month or two to fix my bad habit of anchor tonguing, but it’s really worth it 😭
Thank you, ive struggled with tonguing but this really helped! I could see what i was doing wrong because i was just covering the hole where you blow air, i didnt know you had to cover the bottom part!
This makes so much sense thanks so much
So glad, please comment if there's any more clarinet videos that would be helpful.
I would suggest that it is very important though to start with the tongue on the reed and not with the air first. Yes it is very important to have the air support mechanism ready and in the "on" position but the process should be breathing in tempo, placing the tongue on the reed simultaneous with when you finish breathing on the upbeat and then releasing on the downbeat. Having the tongue already on the reed prior to the release trains the tongue to stroke the reed in the correct location as you described because you can feel the right spot before you begin which also helps to insure
confidence and eventually with a little more practice, consistent success.
This is a great point, I do usually start notes with my tongue on the reed to create a clear start to the note. What I was aiming for in this video is to teach someone how to find the correct placement of the tongue on the reed. I find that if I have my students start with the tongue on the reed, often they will be using too much tongue and they will not be using the tip of their tongue. So this video is intended to be a starting point for teaching correct tongue placement on the reed. Maybe I will do a video in the future showing how to start a note with the tongue. Thanks for the feedback!!
Thank you! Great instructions. Go Terps!
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