Category Archives: slap tongue
Low register colour fingerings: the special case of the paperclip contra
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
Posted in contra, flutter tongue, slap tongue, spectral multiphonic
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how to slap tongue
It took me an embarrassingly long time to learn to slap tongue. We’re talking about years here. Years of being plagued by the doubt that I’d never be able to do it, and hearing people say things like, “you’ll never … Continue reading
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…on clarinet articulation
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 articulation, bass clarinet, clarinet, clarinet articulation, clarinet techniques, collaboration, composers, contemporary clarinet technique, contemporary clarinet techniques, contemporary music, new music, tonguing
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…on writing air sounds for clarinets
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 air noise, air noises, air sounds, bass clarinet, clarinet, collaboration, composers, contemporary clarinet technique, contemporary music, new music, techniques
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