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_TrumpeT_ Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 1426
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: Mendez's tonguing |
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Mendez had a slow single tongue so he developed his double tonguing which was very fast. My question is many teachers agree that you should have a strong single tongue in order to deveop good multiple tonguing. What does it mean by "strong" single tongue? I guess strong has little to do with speed. How does one judge whether he or she has a strong single tongue? |
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dan_ostler Veteran Member
Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 373 Location: Kemble Ontario Canada
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Somewhere or other, I had heard the exact opposite about Mendez. I guess one or the other has to be true.... _________________ Schilke B4L
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(I guess not......) |
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trpt.hick Rafael Méndez Forum Moderator
Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 2632
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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Mendez had a very slow single tongue as a kid. His father taught him how to double tongue early on. This formed the basis of his easy and fluent double tonguing.
The recording of Arban's single tongue exercises were Mendez' greatest feat (he thought). He found them much more difficult than any of his solos.
As for the question about "strong," strong = good.
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