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Anchor tonguing

Author: Kalierenee16
Date: 2014-05-23 21:16

I have recently discovered a few months ago that I have been anchor tonguing my whole 7 years of experience playing. I have never had private lessons and I'm completely self-taught so music can be difficult at times for me. I have looked into "tip to tip" tonguing and I can't seem to even get the slightest hang of it!! I have a really really long tongue and it seems like when I try to properly tongue, my arch is too much in the back of my throat and blocks my airway a lot. With anchor tonguing I actually have GORGEOUS tone and phenomenal range into the altissimo octave, I have made honor band groups through audition and gotten high chair positions, and I am a high chair in my highschool band(superior with distinction rated band). I can actually tongue pretty fast and clearly with the anchor tongue technique, but my main concern is that I want to go to college in 2 years for music performance and become a professional musician one day.. Are there other professionals who have difficulties properly tonguing like me? I need tips! I don't think it's possible for me to "tip to tip" tongue, so are there any exercises I can use to strengthen anchor tonguing?

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