Blues for Paul Delay tongue switching question
Thu, 12/26/2019 - 08:21
Hi David!
In the 3rd Chorus, 9th bar in "Blues For Paul Delay" I'm tempted to tongue switch from the 8 hole to the 4 hole. Tonge swich from 4 to 1 is no problem for me but will probably would take a little practice to get comfortable with tonge switching higher notes and I was wondering if you thought it was worth it. Do you recommend tonge switching there? Or is it easier to just jump from 8 to4?
Thanks!
Mike
Hello Mike. That's a prime example of where the tongue switch make sense in a phrase. It won't take you long to get it dialed in, I recommend you go for it.
You can try it with your mouth over five holes (requiring only the movement of your tongue to the right to get the 4 draw), or four holes (where you'll move your tongue to the right and your mouth over one hole to the left). Since I'm not playing a five-hole octaves before or after the 4 draw, I elect to have my mouth be in the standard tongue block position of four holes.