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rowuk · 02-11-2007, 10:03 AM

Absolutely brilliant the insight here! Manny's thoughts on articulation do not rule out tonguing between the teeth - where is the tongue when we say "the" or "then"?
When I came to Germany in 1974, I met an old school german trumpet player (who even today at almost 90 is still my mentor) who taught me to tongue between the teeth, and when to use it. Noel is right on about developing as many skills as possible - it gives us much greater freedom of expression. Other tonguing worth mentioning: doodle or with the natural trumpet: ti-ri or di-ri.

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rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,097	Re: Tonguing Absolutely brilliant the insight here! Manny's thoughts on articulation do not rule out tonguing between the teeth - where is the tongue when we say "the" or "then"? When I came to Germany in 1974, I met an old school german trumpet player (who even today at almost 90 is still my mentor) who taught me to tongue between the teeth, and when to use it. Noel is right on about developing as many skills as possible - it gives us much greater freedom of expression. Other tonguing worth mentioning: doodle or with the natural trumpet: ti-ri or di-ri. __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.