Category Archives: flutter tongue

Low register colour fingerings: the special case of the paperclip contra

Posted on August 28, 2015 by

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to add something useful to the blog, but I think this will be worth it; not only is this a beautiful effect, but it’s also my very first post on the contrabass clarinet. Composers, try … Continue reading →

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…on close dyad multiphonics for Bb clarinet

Posted on July 2, 2014 by

This is one of the most beautiful multiphonic effects we have at our disposal, and despite having come across them in many pieces, I’ve been surprised that they aren’t better known. I’ve given a few workshops in Denmark in the … Continue reading →

Posted in dyads, flutter tongue, multiphonic, performance | 16 Comments

…on singing and playing

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

In the past, I’ve had a tendency to dismiss or dislike singing and playing, but more recently I’ve come to enjoy it and even start to encourage composers to make use of it. I’m going to slowly rebuild this post … Continue reading →

Posted in air sounds, dyads, flutter tongue, glissandi, multiphonic, singing, spectral multiphonic | 4 Comments

…on clarinet articulation

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

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 bass clarinet preparations

Posted on March 24, 2014 by

I started thinking more seriously about preparing the bass clarinet after Aaron Einbond used it in his (awesome) piece, Resistance, for prepared bass clarinet and live electronics. I originally assumed that it wouldn’t be so useful: one can only prepare the … Continue reading →

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