[TPIN] strange attack on notes / tongue tied?

[Jeanne G Pocius]

Paul:
  
Have the student experiment with various placements of the tip of the tongue (use it like a paintbrush, for example!<G>)...
   
  Also, have them try an anchored tongue (bottom of tongue resting atop bottom teeth), with articulations occuring via the top of the tongue hitting the bottom of the top teeth...
  
Hth, let me know if you need more details....

Best,
Jeanne

Paul Kurtz <kurtzph at comcast.net> wrote:
  Gary, my best understanding of it is that it's a combination of a grunt
and a throat-stopping in the back of the throat. Many of us southerners
in the United States will pronounce the word "lean" almost like "glean"
with the G being softer. This is because we're trying to push the L from
the back of the throat!! My student grunts and tries to force a bit when
playing certain things. I'm working on that, because I believe that you
can produce a trmendous and fast stream of air without doing that. 
Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL

                          Jeanne Gabriel Pocius
  Trumpet Soloist in classical and jazz styles, Conductor
  Director of Elementary Bands, Beverly Public Schools
  Director, North East Multi Age Regional Bands
  Director, North Shore Brass Associates
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  Author of *Trumpeting By Nature, An Efficient Guide to Optimal Trumpet Playing*
  (available October, 2006)
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