When it comes to articulation use these techniques to develop proper bassoon tonguing:
- Only the tip area of the tongue should be moving to make articulations.
- The point where the tongue touches the reed is slightly behind the tip of the tongue.
- The reed is attacked at the tip of the lower blade of the reed.
- The movement of the tongue should be upwards and/or backwards when contacting the reed.
Articulation Examples - Listen and try to recreate the sound.
The notes are all played without tonguing.
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Each of the notes are tongued and separated.
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These notes are played in separated style.
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These notes are tongued very short. At times, this is marked as staccatissimo with staccato note heads.
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Tenuto or Legato markings in general mean to play the full value of the note with the tongue only interrupting the sound slightly. Depending on the context the marking might also indicate a note to stress.
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Accented notes add extra sound to the front of the note. This is done with the force of the air without a harder tongue.
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Forte-Pianos are notes that start with a loud beginning but are suddenly very quietly sustained.
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Fluttertonguing uses a rolled R tonguing. (Think spanish r's.) Not all players are able to fluttertongue. Those that cannot have to emulate it with a throat flutter that sounds less effective.
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