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Originally Posted by JunkyT  Can you explain a little further what you mean by "backwards motion"? |
Ok, but it'll be really weird. Slow motion time:
- Our tongue moves forward to articulate, and makes first contact. (Think of something along the lines of one of those foam "#1" gloves fans wear, and try to push a button with one on. Where the foam first touches the button is this first contact.)
- A very,very,very short time later the tongue makes full contact. (The foam finally compresses enough that the finger can excert pressure on the button.)
- The tongue then returns to its original position. (As we leave the button, our pressure is reduced, although the foam is still making contact a tad bit longer.)
When praciticing articulation we'll sometimes spend most of our energy concentrating on the silence before the "T" in "tah," and not give due consideration to the time between the "T" and the "ah." This is what I mean by "backwards motion."
It's all a part of this strange theory of mine that the place music happens is
between the notes. Hope this helps!