PROFESSOR ESPOSITO TIP OF THE WEEK! UH-OH! UNEVEN DOUBLE TONGUING: Flutists often practice with various dotted rhythms to clear up uneven double-tonguing. This can in fact lead to improvement, but the reason for the problem should be examined. Say the expression Uh-Oh! Notice the glottal stop at the end of Uh (similar to an ut as in but) before saying Oh. When a flutist has uneven double-tonguing they are often adding this extra and unwanted stop. For example: T-AH-(UH)-K-AH. The addition of an extra glottal stop cuts off the vowel after the initial consonant in an over attempt to prepare for the K syllable. This is not necessary; each vowel should run directly into each consonant without interruption. (Nicole Esposito, Flute Talk, April 2014)
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:09:07 +0000
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