Hey everyone, I'm having trouble with double tonguing the lower register, the notes dont seem to come out quick enough... if you have any tips, I'd be glad to hear them... thanks a lot,

-CJ

hmm...wel the only thing i can think of is that you don't have enough diaphragm support. try playing in the low register without tonguing, so just pusshing with the diaphragm if that makes sense. Other than that, just practice double tonguing really slowly and them speed up

Double tonguing in any register is a pain. I agree that practising really slowly and gradually speeding up is probably the best way. And make sure you're going T-D-T-D rather than T-T-T-T, if that makes sense! It works for me anyway.

Practice it slowly, it won't come overnight, and that is frustrating. You have to keep working at it. I use D and G to double tongue, and my teacher has been giving me some exercises, you could try quaver double tonguing up the scale. So say C major, go from C1 (8 quavers) then to D etc. It will improve!

I was taught to actually stick my tongue out (i.e. between my teeth) and practice double tongueing that way. It is really hard at first (and you spit everywhere!) but it encourages you to tongue further forward in the mouth. When you go back to doing it 'normally' it seems much easier and up to speed. It worked for me, but that may have been because I was tongueing too far back in the first place. I was taught to use D-G-D instead of T-K-T initially but I think that might have been where the problems comes from - D is obviously further back in the mouth than T.
Also try starting by tongueing long notes in the lower register, then doubling the speed each time, i.e. T, T, TT, TT, TKTK, TKTK,TKTKTKTK, TKTKTKTK and so on with a metronome. Hope that made sense!