What is meant by single tonguing?

Question

Beggining clarinet player lol

Answer 1

Single tonguing is probably what you are already doing.  Like when you have quarter notes, and your tongue touches the reed "ta ta ta ta."  Sometimes, and this is more a brass thing, I think, with fast notes, it's easier to double tongue.  So instead of ta ta ta, you go ta ka ta ka ta ka.

Answer 2

When you tounge the notes once! As oposed to double tounging and triple tounging which you will learn later on I am sure! Just concentrate on getting a soft, clean sound with your toungue. Not just thud thud thud!

Answer 3

It's pretty much what you're already doing. Double tonguing is mainly when you use the front and back of the tongue. It is used in brass, flutes, and piccolo.