[TPIN] Articulation for project

[Keith Reynolds]

Most of the time I use what I conceive of as "du" (with a French accent) 
for articulation.  I like to play pretty and I find this articulation 
the closest to singing the line.  If the music requires a "harder" 
accent I switch to "tu" and even "ta" - and I readily admit there is 
probably little difference out in the room between my du and my tu.

When tonguing very low notes I change to "da" or "ta" as that flattens 
the tongue and makes the oral cavity larger.  I may lean toward "tee" in 
the upper register, but I'm not sure and I don't want another thing to 
think about while I'm up there.

I use the tip of my tongue and move as little tongue as possible.  My 
tongue touches in the traditional juncture between upper teeth and gums.

When I double tongue I prefer to anchor tongue, typically using "du-gu", 
but I never anchor tongue when I single tongue (probably because I 
didn't learn about anchor tonguing until I had been playing 40+ years). 
  I find anchor tonguing to be very smooth and closer to how I would 
like to "sing" through the horn.

I do make my oral cavity larger when I want to darken the sound without 
changing mouthpieces, but I don't think of that as articulation.

One of the most important thing I've learned here is that there is more 
than one way to skin a cat.  I am careful to offer my students as many 
options as I can and then I ask them to experiment and use what works.
Keith Reynolds