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Re: Easier concerto

Author: m1964
Date: 2023-08-13 09:13

acusado wrote:

"My problem with staccato is that I recently changed the way I articulate because I didn't used the tongue to articulate, and with the tongue its hard to do staccatos."

I was in the same situation- my staccato/articulation was poor and the teachers I had at the time accommodated my deficit by giving me repertoire that had no or minimal staccato.
That bit me back when I was playing in an orchestra and was unable to play staccato passages with other instruments (flute, oboe, bassoon) in tempo.

Unfortunately, I was unable to correct the problem myself at the time.
Years later, when I restarted playing and read some books, I was able to identify my problem as anchored tongue, and started to correct it.
Two years later, and I am still struggling with fast staccato passages but now I have a great teacher and I can feel/hear the difference in my articulation compared to how I played a few years ago.

I definitely agree with advice to get a competent teacher. No YT videos will replace that.

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