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Old 11-29-2007, 04:02 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Tribulations of the tongue

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Originally Posted by brem View Post
huh... jackhammer?! example?
Brem,
the jackhammer approach to tonguing involves a conscious, forceful attempt to pronounce the syllables TA TA KA instead of the more productive as light as possible ttk or ddg. Big movement of the tongue does not allow for fast tonguing. You really need to use the absolute minimum of motion for the greatest possible effect.
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