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Side to side flutter three holes

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Fri, 08/11/2023 - 00:57
gabrielemicc
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Hi David, some instructors as Lee Sankey explain it this way: "Alternate between a tongue block for draw 4 on the left side of your tongue, then move to a tongue block on the right side but for draw 2." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGljINAEig

In your videos you switch between draw 4 and draw 1. Which is the right way to play it? Thank you.

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Fri, 08/11/2023 - 06:35
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Hello gabrielemicc. You can

Hello gabrielemicc. You can do it that way too. You can have your embouchure sized to any combination of holes and perform the side flutter (though three and four holes are the most common).

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Sat, 08/12/2023 - 00:38
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Thank you David

Thank you David

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