were playing this really fast 16th note piece in band and i know most people say oboes cant double toung but i know they can just its a little different, if anyone knows anything about it please let me know my email is Chrystie4067@yahoo.com and im AIM is Chrystie4067 thanks!!!!

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i really don`t understand what double tonguing is...could someone explain it to me?? i`ve always wondered about that. i just know that i can tongue fast enough to do 16th and every once in a while 32nd notes. good luck! myoboerules is my AIM
~Corinne

Good news everyone! (Farnsworth reference, there) HI there. I`ve been playing for about 6&1/2 years now. I`m now trying to get back into "my" (in city 12 miles north, but like home) community orchestra. I couldn`t be involved last year because of my class schedule. I did play clarinet, but only for about 6 months. That was in 1996, so i don`t really member much of the fingering. In high school, I also played in the pit (mallets and aux perc.) and was mallet captain for two of those years. Bit of piano and singing along the way too. ANYWAY, to answer your question, (as you know) normal tounging involves the tip of the tounge. Well, double-tounging involves the back of the tounge, alternating between front and back; resulting in a - sort-of- "tucca tucca tucca" motion. It`s hard for oboist`s because of the back pressure, but have no fear, IT CAN BE DONE! It takes a little practice to get it right, because it can sound fuzzy. But that`s not unexpected with double-tounging anyway, regardless of the instrument. I`ve used it several times with 32nd and 64th`s, and with some 16th`s in fast movements. With good, controlled stream of air, and a firm tounge, it can be used effectively. As with many things, it just takes a little practice to get it sounding right.

As another note, I had this clamp thing that a fellow musician in the orchestra (bassoonist) gave me. It clamps onto a music stand, or anything, really, and has a jointed holder for a film canister; it was invaluable to me for soaking my reeds. Well, since then, I seem to have lost it (or been stolen), and I was wondering if anyone would know what company made it, and if I can find another. Hell, I may find it eventually anyway, but if I can find somewhere to get one, I may just buy another to have two. He said that he bought it on ebay, although recently I haven`t seen anything on there that even closely resembles it. I really hope I do find it, especially since it was a gift. But if I have to buy another, I would love to know if you know where I can get one. PS - I`ve even done extensive web searches to no avail. So anyway, good luck everyone!

www.mmimports.com

sells something with that description.

Oboes can easily double-tounge! You just need to practice it. And if this is to hard then you can add some legato.

I have recently learned how to double tongue. I started reeeally slowly. say the syllables tah-kah tah-kah. The tah is with the tongue on the read and the kah in your throat. practice with these syllabes on scales, then on slow passages, and work your way up to speedy double tonguing. even practicing the syllables on their own helps

www.forrestsmusic.com sells them too. ( http://www.forrestsmusic.com/music_stands.htm ) and then scroll down to reed soaker.