Tonguing

Lesson 8/54 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Flute Basics
Tonguing

Tonguing

To control the beginning and end of a note, the technique of tonguing is used. To prepare for this technique whisper the sound "taa". The sound begins with your tongue sitting behind your top teeth, blocking the passage of air, and you make the "taa" sound by quickly withdrawing it, and letting a stream of air begin from your outgoing breath.

Next, place the flute in the playing position against your lip and let your tongue rest lightly against your top teeth. Quickly release your tongue (like the taa movement), and the note will start. To stop the note, simply put your tongue back against your top teeth. The note will stop immediately, and your tongue will be in position to start the next note.

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1- Before You Begin 2- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 3- The Note C Sharp ( C<span class="symbolA">#</span>) 4- The Triplet 5- More New Notes 6- Syncopation 7- The Note Low C 8- The G Major Scale 9- The Note F Sharp (F<span class="symbolA">#</span> ) 10- Registers 11- The Eighth Note 12- New Sounds and Rhythms, Registers, Sharps and Flats, Transposing 13- The Whole Note 14- The Note F 15- The Note B 16- Parts of the Flute 17- INTRODUCTION 18- Tuning Your Flute 19- Keys and Key Signatures 20- Swing Rhythm 21- The Note B Flat ( B<span class="symbolA">b</span>) 22- Putting the Parts Together 23- The Lead-in 24- The Note B<span class="symbolA">b</span> in the Middle 25- The Blues Scale 26- Approach to Practice 27- Keys and Key Signatures 28- How to Read Music 29- The C Major Scale 30- Key of C Major 31- Enharmonic Notes 32- How to Hold the Flute 33- First And Second Endings 34- The F Major Scale 35- Relative Keys 36- The Tie 37- Music Notes 38- Key Signatures 39- The Key of F Major 40- Fingering Numbers 41- Mixing Different Scales 42- 12 Bar Blues 43- Keeping Time 44- Playing in All Keys 45- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com 46- Transposing 47- Fingering Diagram 48- Breathing Technique 49- Breath Marks (<span class="symbolB">:</span>) 50- Playing Your First Note 51- Other Useful Exercises 52- The Half Rest 53- Tonguing 54- Posture

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