Well, who of you oboists out there double tongue? I know some professionals do it, but I find it very hard and frustrating on oboe! I feel like my "throat" attack (the "ka" or "gu" of the double tongue) isn`t clean and very clumsy. Any suggestions to help? I know since I aspire to be in a pro orchestra suomeday, I might as well learn it. Also, for single tonguing, does anyone else feel like you`re hitting the reed with your tongue when you tongue? I know you`re only supposed to hit the very tip, but I can`t pull the reed that far out to hit just the very tip! Thanks for any help.

for double tonguing I use a Kuh as the second syllable, mostly just a lot of trying it until you figure it out. As for single tonguing, if you can tongue as quickly as you need to, and can tongue in the correct manner for said piece, you`re most likely doing it correctly

Most oboists are able to get their single touning skills up to speed just by doing a little of it everyday. If you do a B-flat scale 2 octaves every day touning 16ths, you will find that your tounging skills will be CONSIDERABLY better, and also improve your response of your lower notes. It will be very squaky at first, because touging that low is very hard! But if you concentrate on focused air, abdominal support and an open throat you`ll be "killing 2 birds with one stone". If you must learn double tounging, do the excercise "too too too, ku ku ku, too-ku too-ku too, ku-too ku-too ku" In the rhythm 8th 8th quarter, 8th 8th quarter, 16th 16th 16th 16th quarter, 16th 16th 16th 16th quarter (1 + 2, 1 + 2, 1 e + a 2, 1 e + a 2). Good luck! I`m on my road to becoming a professional oboist too, maybe we`ll compete someday P