I have been playing clarinet for the same length and I was never taught how to tongue as I basically was forced to learn clarinet myself as my band director taught me nothing, it is hard to get in a good habit of tonguing.
I went through all of middle school and high school tonguing wrong. It wasn't until college that they tried to fix it and I think I was too far gone and ended up quitting band 😭 12 years later, I bought a clarinet and I'm gonna try to learn this properly because I miss playing so much
This is now my 6th year playing and in 4th grade I was told to tongue my reed but never understood how so I just didn't. Now I have to play faster in high school and can't because I huff. Hopefully this works. Thank you.
this is very helpful! i have to tongue later today in my class my teacher has been really nice and understands that i was never taught how to tongue but this is helpful, thank you
This has helped me a lot! I'm a junior who's been playing for just short of 7 years now and I actually learned how to tongue like a brass player as opposed to using my tongue on the reed. I realized it about 6 months ago but could never find the resolve to fix my ways. Now i'm fully dedicating and your advice has helped me a ton! Thanks
Thanks Michelle. I have been playing for about 2 months now and I am very unhappy with my tonguing (I come from a flute background where tonguing is much easier). BTW, your clarinet is gorgeous!
I like the whisper technique! Will try that with my new beginners this year I think! Though usually i find giving my students the challenge of a “tonguing record” they have to try to beat each week helps give them the motivation to practise tonguing and getting tonguing speed up. We practise this before we even learn to slur. Right after long notes. Then I get students to hold their long note and see how many times they can start and o the sound in one breath. I get students double and triple tonguing as beginners sometimes!
what about tonguing where my tongue is tapping the roof of my mouth as though i was saying T without the clarinet? Any thoughts there as I've been doing that for the last 18 years and the tone and sound is just as good as anyone else using the original technique. I teach both methods to my students giving them the choice of which works better as all mouths and tongues are different shapes and sizes
I've been playing lile that for like 5 years now, was recently told I should learn the proper tongue-touching-reed method in order to play staccato properly😞😞it's so easy many players to tongue the wrong way because it doesn't really sound different until you reached a higher level and then it's too late to correct.
@@Ginger198 I do that too, and in trying to touch the reed, it sounds hugely different - like saliva getting sucked into the reed, which it is. How are we supposed to avoid that?
We have a whole band here that has this "breath"/"throat" tonguing tradition that everybody does it this way over decades, I was one of them until I figured that was not the proper way. I don't know how they keep not being aware of the noisy tonguing, or they are aware but just choose to ignore it. It is still a mystery to me....
I’m currently in high school and my lessons teacher how I would explain my embouchure to a younger me. She told me that you DONT constantly keep your tongue on the reed. I have auditions in a month-
I've always tongued against the roof of my mouth; when I try to touch the reed, all kinds of saliva gets sucked off my tongue and into the reed gap. Not to mention that my tongue won't move the direction required to touch the reed; it jabs against the roof of my mouth fine, but not forward into the reed. I'm beginning to think I never should have been a woodwind player.
I am relearning my clarinet after 40 years, thank you so much! The breathing, tongue, etc!!
*has been playing for five years but just realized I don't tongue right* thanks this helped
I have been playing clarinet for the same length and I was never taught how to tongue as I basically was forced to learn clarinet myself as my band director taught me nothing, it is hard to get in a good habit of tonguing.
Ditto
Same I just realized my tongue wasn't touching the reed
Supreme Dalex That is similar to me! I was never taught how to tongue and one day expected to do it!!
I went through all of middle school and high school tonguing wrong. It wasn't until college that they tried to fix it and I think I was too far gone and ended up quitting band 😭 12 years later, I bought a clarinet and I'm gonna try to learn this properly because I miss playing so much
This is now my 6th year playing and in 4th grade I was told to tongue my reed but never understood how so I just didn't. Now I have to play faster in high school and can't because I huff. Hopefully this works. Thank you.
THANK YOU!! I'm learning clarinet and have been really stuck on tonguing. The Whisper technique helped SO MUCH. BIG breakthrough!!!
Oh, my God! My friend just recently pointed out to me that my tonguing isn’t correct and this helped a lot. Thank you so much!
I've LOVED her videos for YEARS! I'm SO proud she's doing this now! So proud!
this is very helpful! i have to tongue later today in my class
my teacher has been really nice and understands that i was never taught how to tongue
but this is helpful, thank you
This has helped me a lot! I'm a junior who's been playing for just short of 7 years now and I actually learned how to tongue like a brass player as opposed to using my tongue on the reed. I realized it about 6 months ago but could never find the resolve to fix my ways. Now i'm fully dedicating and your advice has helped me a ton! Thanks
been playing for 7 years and was tounging wrong because my teacher didnt teach me shit thank you so much for this, it makes everything so easy
I just started getting back to playing clarinet after 10 years and this was very helpful!
Thank you! You are a great teacher!
The best teacher ever
Thanks Michelle. I have been playing for about 2 months now and I am very unhappy with my tonguing (I come from a flute background where tonguing is much easier). BTW, your clarinet is gorgeous!
I like the whisper technique! Will try that with my new beginners this year I think!
Though usually i find giving my students the challenge of a “tonguing record” they have to try to beat each week helps give them the motivation to practise tonguing and getting tonguing speed up. We practise this before we even learn to slur. Right after long notes. Then I get students to hold their long note and see how many times they can start and o the sound in one breath. I get students double and triple tonguing as beginners sometimes!
Excellent teaching!!!😊
Excellent super-clear explanation and check-up! Outstanding pedagogy!!!!!
Thanks. It’s my first year of band and I haven’t figured it out yet.
this helped me sooooo much thanks
what about tonguing where my tongue is tapping the roof of my mouth as though i was saying T without the clarinet? Any thoughts there as I've been doing that for the last 18 years and the tone and sound is just as good as anyone else using the original technique. I teach both methods to my students giving them the choice of which works better as all mouths and tongues are different shapes and sizes
I've been playing lile that for like 5 years now, was recently told I should learn the proper tongue-touching-reed method in order to play staccato properly😞😞it's so easy many players to tongue the wrong way because it doesn't really sound different until you reached a higher level and then it's too late to correct.
@@Ginger198 yup just realized and now idk what to do lol
@@Ginger198 I do that too, and in trying to touch the reed, it sounds hugely different - like saliva getting sucked into the reed, which it is. How are we supposed to avoid that?
Nobody? I have the same q
I tongue and I don't huff but when I tongue the note keeps squeaking. What do I do?
so important, I get so many students come to me who haven't been taught to tongue properly, or not at all
Hey that's me! I started in 7th grade and I was never really taught anything because people played in 6th grade si they were better than me
Helped a lot
Very helpful, thank you!
I DID IT!!! FINALLY
Thank this helped a lot :)
Gracias.
I played trumpet and i just switched to clarinet.. tonguing is veerry different
Good call! :P
@@backunmusical im actually playing sax, but I have to start clarinet. So far, clarinets amazing
Heck. I have been ramming the very top edge of the reed!
I try but my mouth always hurts :(
We have a whole band here that has this "breath"/"throat" tonguing tradition that everybody does it this way over decades, I was one of them until I figured that was not the proper way. I don't know how they keep not being aware of the noisy tonguing, or they are aware but just choose to ignore it.
It is still a mystery to me....
exactly such a video I was searching, thank you! :-)
Helped a lot thanks
I’m currently in high school and my lessons teacher how I would explain my embouchure to a younger me. She told me that you DONT constantly keep your tongue on the reed. I have auditions in a month-
I am trying to unlearn the bad habit of having the tip of my tongue anchored to my lower lip or teeth and it will take awhile to learn
I've always tongued against the roof of my mouth; when I try to touch the reed, all kinds of saliva gets sucked off my tongue and into the reed gap. Not to mention that my tongue won't move the direction required to touch the reed; it jabs against the roof of my mouth fine, but not forward into the reed. I'm beginning to think I never should have been a woodwind player.
For the first thing I suggest putting your reed a little higher up on your mouthpiece
Thanks my cousin is good
Oops, ive been tonguing wrong for a while. At least, i say i have been because i would like to learn this way
So much
Thanks
This is too harddd I’m getting sad ;(
I was a "guh guh guh" in band hehe trying to relearn after graduating 5 1/2 years ago
i always do the "guh guh guh"😭😭
this is not helping
@Nancy Lee lmao nigga u replying to a year old comment about them having trouble with something
@@rizzingsince1969 LMAO