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Originally Posted by Tarter_trpt8 Manny,
Do you practice your "K" tongue as much as your "two" syllable so that it sounds even when you multiple tongue? How should you go about practicing that kind of tonguing since it wears out the chops fairly quickly? Is it necessary? How do you teach a beginning student to multiple tongue?Thanks...
Jeremy |
Jeremy.
I would say that when I double tongue, yes, I play a K for every T, and in that way, I practice the K tongue.
Do I think it's necessary to practice the K exclusively? No, not particularly. It's sort of like practicing running with only one leg.
Will that leg get stronger as a result? Probably. Will it make the process of running with two legs better? Maybe, indirectly.
Would you be better off just doing strength and flexibility exercises and then running good distances everyday? Absolutely.
Are there times when one leg needs more strength and flexibility than the other? Yes but on a limited basis until your legs function as equally as they can.
Beginning students should practice double tonguing when they have a very good idea of how to single tongue and can do so with a consistent sound quality that is good. Then, you teach them short bursts not long, slow motion longer exercises. tk t, tk t, instead of tuuuuhhhh kuuuhhh tuuuuuhh kuuuuhhh..... It's like teaching someone to run in slow motion. Short bursts and then add a few more each lesson.
ML