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Re: Remediation of Back-of-Tongue-Motion During Articulation

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-08-30 18:50

I'm not sure that you *can* train the tongue "to have the front portion move independent of the back portion." It's all one piece. In any case, in my experience simply getting the student to move his tongue less distance from the reed fixes this, if I understand your question clearly.

The longer the excursion away from the reed, the longer it takes to return. And the farther the front of the tongue moves in the mouth, the more the back needs to move to provide space.

Karl

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