From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Prof.Hans Pizka) But the heck, why do you want a triple tongue, for what music ???? >...tons of excerpts for all horn parts from 4rth to 1st
I sure can't play "Scheherezade" or the opening of "Don Juan" without triple tonguing!
There are some people who just can't single tongue very quickly. I was amazed to find that Tom Bacon double tongues lots of music that I find very easy to play single tongued. He just doesn't have a fast tongue, but when you listen to him you certainly can't tell the difference! Because I have a fast, clean single tongue my teachers never thought to teach me how to double or triple tongue, most likely because I never asked them how. The first time I sat down to play "Don Juan" I was in a panic - I couldn't single tongue that fast and my double tonguing sounded horrible! I'd prefer that my students not face such a wake-up call, so I have them learn double tonguing by their second year of university. Kopprasch #10 is a great etude to begin the concept of double tonguing, in my opinion. (Scales too!) Remove the slurs, and play the entire etude slowly with just "kuh" or "duh." When the back of your tongue has become coordinated in articulation, change to "tuh-kuh" or "duh-guh" and strive to make no audible difference in the articulation. Then gradually increase the speed of the etude, keeping the even articulations. I still play Kopprasch #10 in this way a couple of times a week. I also practice my triple tonguing in a simliar manner. I consider it a useful review of a fundamental skill that I use as a horn playing musician. karen ****************************************************** Dr. Karen McGale Fiehler Lecturer of Horn Northern Arizona University http://www4.nau.edu/cofa/music/fac_pages/faculty_f.htm http://www.hornplanet.com/hornpage/miss_karen/main.asp _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus _______________________________________________ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn
