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Tongue 'eee' position contradiction?

Author: Bigno16
Date: 2006-01-30 18:31

I was just thinking this today when practicing because I feel like my tongue is often very tense and forceful instead of quick and light.

When putting the tongue in the 'eee' or 'hee' position and keeping it there, which is required for fast intense airflow and the best tongue placement for tonguing and articulation, doesn't doing so tense the muscles of the tongue?

And if it does, doesn't that contradict that the tongue must be relaxed? Or does the tip of the tongue stay free while the back of the tongue is tensed?
Any thoughts on this?

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