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exp 1.5 pro groove LOA 5

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Tue, 04/16/2019 - 06:01
JCWUSMC
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Hi David:

Are you using all tongue block bending in bars 11 and 12 for the 1 2" 1 2" 1 1' 1 and 1 2" 1 1' 1+ 1 2"?

and are you using tongue switch?

i am having trouble getting these to sound like yours. mine do not sound like individual clear notes like yours. and not as fast as yours. they seem to found together like sliding as i try to get to the bent position in my apperture of the mouth. Plus i am trying to do tongue blocking and tongue switching and my tongue is not moving fast enough.

Any guidance please

 

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Tue, 04/16/2019 - 07:47
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David Barrett
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Hello JCWUSMC. I do both

Hello JCWUSMC. I do both pucker and tongue switch for hole 1, but in this lick I puckered. You will get good and fast at whichever one you practice... it's a fast lick, so either embouchure will take some time.

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