Chris Gekker pointed out, in a 2022 clinic with the Rockville Brass Band, that this exercise demands a relaxed tongue. Without it, you simply can't get to the 60 second mark at any respectable speed. For a bit more detail about the exercise, purchase Gekker's "Articulation Studies." It's a demanding book, but then demand is what exposes one's strengths and weaknesses. Thanks for the video about this and so many other topics.
The advice that echoes in my mind is "stay on top of your single tonguing", which I believe was given to Charlie Geyer from Herseth. I'll have to give this drill a shot.
Love the video! Say you are working on a piece or excerpt that has passages that will require double tonguing when you're at final tempo, but you're currently at a slower tempo where single tonguing would be effective. Do you recommend single or double tonguing at that slow tempo?
I’d recommend playing it slowly the way you would play it at tempo. So, in this case, I would incorporate double tonguing at the slow tempo. You could isolate specific sections that are challenging and single tongue them as a model for the way you wanted double tonguing to sound as well.
What would you suggest if I seem to be hitting a plateau? I am going to try your suggestion of going back down and increasing 1bpm per day and cycling through like that.
Yeah, try that cycle and see if it gets better. When pushing your limits like this, it will take some time before you see progress. Maybe 2-3 months. When performing this, simply focus on keeping the tongue relaxed, and the notes long and easy.
When single tonguing for a period of time I find my air starts backing up on me, neck bulging choking off the air, any advice or tips to prevent this from happening? thank you Ryan love your channel!
Does this happen any time? Or only when it’s fast? To me it’s probably due to excess tension. I have video titled “7 steps to fix your articulation” that might help too
Gold mine of a channel.
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Very helpful. Many thanks! 🎺👍
Thanks for watching!
Way harder than it seems. I’ve played for decades and still struggle with it. Challenging just to go for 15 seconds. 😁 Thanks for the videos!!
My pleasure! It is challenging, try to keep the tongue as relaxed as possible!
Chris Gekker pointed out, in a 2022 clinic with the Rockville Brass Band, that this exercise demands a relaxed tongue. Without it, you simply can't get to the 60 second mark at any respectable speed. For a bit more detail about the exercise, purchase Gekker's "Articulation Studies." It's a demanding book, but then demand is what exposes one's strengths and weaknesses. Thanks for the video about this and so many other topics.
I totally agree with this, and I like it better than how I described it.
The advice that echoes in my mind is "stay on top of your single tonguing", which I believe was given to Charlie Geyer from Herseth. I'll have to give this drill a shot.
Let me know how it goes for you!
Love the video!
Say you are working on a piece or excerpt that has passages that will require double tonguing when you're at final tempo, but you're currently at a slower tempo where single tonguing would be effective. Do you recommend single or double tonguing at that slow tempo?
I’d recommend playing it slowly the way you would play it at tempo. So, in this case, I would incorporate double tonguing at the slow tempo. You could isolate specific sections that are challenging and single tongue them as a model for the way you wanted double tonguing to sound as well.
What would you suggest if I seem to be hitting a plateau? I am going to try your suggestion of going back down and increasing 1bpm per day and cycling through like that.
Yeah, try that cycle and see if it gets better. When pushing your limits like this, it will take some time before you see progress. Maybe 2-3 months. When performing this, simply focus on keeping the tongue relaxed, and the notes long and easy.
When single tonguing for a period of time I find my air starts backing up on me, neck bulging choking off the air, any advice or tips to prevent this from happening? thank you Ryan love your channel!
Does this happen any time? Or only when it’s fast? To me it’s probably due to excess tension. I have video titled “7 steps to fix your articulation” that might help too