Beginner doubt on articulation

agganitk · Jan 25, 2014

I am getting confused on articulation. D to B is without tongue. What about B to C ? Does it mean soft tongue I should use ? What about C, A, G, # F ?

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old git · Jan 25, 2014

Isn't part of playing an instrument, interpretation?

See what you feel about the various alternatives or follow your tutor's or musical director's instructions for their reading of the piece.

agganitk · Jan 25, 2014

I don't have teacher/tutor. I am learning myself

kevgermany · Jan 25, 2014

The line joining the two notes is called a slur. It means play them as if they're a single word with syllables. When there's no line between them what we should hear is the break between the notes, like the break between two words in speech. You can do this with breath control as well. Some would play this without tongue, others with light tongue. Excessive tonguning here would break the flow. Try with tongue, but don't interrupt the flow of notes. It's not the technique that matters here, but how you want it to sound - which is what OG was really saying.

jbtsax · Jan 25, 2014

The rule on slurring is very simple, tongue the first note of a slur and slur (don't tongue) those that follow under the slur line.

The excerpt would be articulated:

' tu oo tu oo | tu oo tu tu tu tu |