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Cording lesson 1.2

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Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:12
Thomas Bosak
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When articulating during the cording exercise are you maintaining the tongue block embouchure or are you in a puckering embouchure?

 

I find it difficult to say Tata and tootoo without my lips and a pucker embouchure. If you're puckering on the cord do you maintain the pucker or do you move to a tongue block, emboucher for the single notes?

 

Thanks

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Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:25
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David Barrett
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Hello Bosak. Yes, you will be

Hello Bosak. Yes, you will be in a pucker for the chording, and switch back to tongue block for your single notes.

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