[Harp-L] Fwd: Re: Tongue blocking

[chris smith <harpshredder@xxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 
> >     Mr. Bonfiglio,
> >                          It's interesting to see
> > discussion of "corner switching" . I've always
> just
> > thought of it as alternate tongue blocking but I
> guess
> > this is a more verbally economical term. I had
> never
> > heard of anyone using this technique but have
> dabbled
> > considerably in classical music and just developed
> it
> > on my own just to achieve cleanness on fast
> > intervallic leaps. I really started using it a lot
> on
> > Bach's Sonata for flute in A minor which is
> beautiful
> > on the chrome but (at least for me) supremely
> > challenging. Beyond cleanness and rhythm,  legato
> is
> > really an extremely elusive goal-on many passages
> > -seemingly impossible. Tongue blocking certainly
> helps
> > playing smoothly in relaxing your mouth ; if you
> have
> > any more words of wisdom on the art of the legato
> I'm
> > sure I wouldn't be the only one who appreciates
> them.
> > For my two cents: always take advantage of b# (c)
> and
> > e# (f) and side by side blows and draws use one
> breath.
> > One cannot possibly over practice the chromatic
> scale.
> >
> >     Onward and upward,
> >
> >                                     Chris
> >
> >
> > Chris "Hammer" Smith
> > Hammer Smith Band
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> http://myspace.com/chrishammersmith
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> >
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Chris "Hammer" Smith
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