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Re: Nicolas Baldeyrou's Articulation

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-10-02 21:32

I also feel compelled to add that for MANY of us, fast single tonguing is simply not possible. There are physical limits to muscle cells in many folks (slow twitch I believe is the proper term). For those of us falling in the slower end of the spectrum, Drucker's remark would not apply in that is NOT a choice (it seems to me "faster folks" don't even realize what it means to have such limitations).

So, you can say things like, tongue lighter; start slowly and slowly work your way up; etc. all day long to the "slower" group and it won't change their physiology.

Point being, if you are stuck with slower tonguing speeds, work on your double tonguing as soon as you can and with purpose!

.................Paul Aviles

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