[TPIN] Speaking French and trumpet playing

[Glenn Bengry]

Thanks for bringing this up Jerry, except that I thought one of the important
things about the advantage of the french language was that it was spoken in back of the mouth or more of a vowel thing.
 
    For example, there is a HUGE difference in our cheesy American English pronunciation of     "tu" (too)  and the way the French pronounce it  which is closer to 
a  "teu"   When I tongue a few notes with the first vowel sound  and then try a few of the more french  vowel sounds, there is a big difference(improvement) in the quality of the attack and also the quality and depth of the tone.
 
    I'm curious to see if some guys do the  "tu"   then  "teu" experiment and offer up some observations.
 
    Sorry guys.  Now you have to go practice the whole Arban's book from scratch because you messed up the pronunciation.  Don't you hate when that happens?
 
 
glenn
 
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> I remember Leon Merian saying that French speakers had an advantage > in trumpet playing because French is spoken more "in the front of the > mouth">