Category Archives: articulation

Reed tapping articulation

Posted on January 8, 2017 by heatherroche

If this post was useful for you, please consider becoming a Patron. For as little as $1 per blog post you can help! A quick one for you today… Went and saw John Butcher play last night, and he was … Continue reading →

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…on clarinet articulation

Posted on April 4, 2014 by heatherroche

Bit of a monster post for you today, so I won’t waste too much time in introducing it. Basically I’m going to cover all the different ways the tongue and throat can be involved when playing the clarinet. From the basics … Continue reading →

Posted in articulation, clarinet techniques, double tongue, flute embouchure, flutter tongue, multiphonic, on composing for the clarinet, shaking, slap tongue, spectral multiphonic, tongue ram, trumpet embouchure | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

…on writing air sounds for clarinets

Posted on February 13, 2014 by heatherroche

Video introduction to this blogpost (see below for the rest of the post):   Update (Feb 15, 2017): It’s the three year anniversary of this post this week, so I’ve updated it with some contrabass clarinet air sounds and a … Continue reading →

Posted in air sounds, articulation, collaboration, flute embouchure, flutter tongue, on composing for the clarinet, performance, slap tongue, spectral multiphonic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments