TrumpetMaster - View Single Post - My single tongue goes like an Austin Allegro!

rowuk · 01-16-2008, 07:00 PM

There will probably be tons of controversial posts here!
My take on speed is that you have to reduce the force of the attack and the motion of the tongue to increase speed. A very light de-ge-de-ge can be much faster than a forceful Tu-Ku-Tu-Ku. Practice very softly!!!!!!!!
You do not need any specific book to practice multiple tonguing, you just need to practice articulation DAILY 15 or 20 minutes and after 6 months, you are hell on wheels! Scales, intervals, whatever you have is good enough!

My single tongue gets thick with 16ths at about 132-136. The double tongue at just over 200 and my triple tongue (sextuplets) currently are only about 124-132 but increasing as I started the beginning of December to work on them again.

01-16-2008, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,367	Re: My single tongue goes like an Austin Allegro! There will probably be tons of controversial posts here! My take on speed is that you have to reduce the force of the attack and the motion of the tongue to increase speed. A very light de-ge-de-ge can be much faster than a forceful Tu-Ku-Tu-Ku. Practice very softly!!!!!!!! You do not need any specific book to practice multiple tonguing, you just need to practice articulation DAILY 15 or 20 minutes and after 6 months, you are hell on wheels! Scales, intervals, whatever you have is good enough! My single tongue gets thick with 16ths at about 132-136. The double tongue at just over 200 and my triple tongue (sextuplets) currently are only about 124-132 but increasing as I started the beginning of December to work on them again. __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.