An "Aha!" moment!

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Today as I was practicing some articulation stuff, I was finding that notes weren't speaking as I wanted them to and that I didn't like the lack of control that was evident in the sound of my articulation. This has been a problem of mine for a while, but I had no clue how to fix it. Just before the point of being frustrated today though, I decided I would try one more thing...singing the exercise with exactly the length and style of articulation I wanted. Voila! It came out of the horn exactly as I wanted it! I tried this many different ways, each time with a wonderful result. I even managed to smooth out my double and triple tongue approaching it this way. And it's all because I got the sound into my head by vocalizing it first.
Just thought I'd share!
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Matt Miller