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What is tonguing on flute?
Tonguing is a technique used with wind instruments to enunciate notes using the tongue on the palate or the reed or mouthpiece. A silent "tee" is made when the tongue strikes the reed or roof of the mouth causing a slight breach in the air flow through the instrument.
What is a flute exercise?
“Warm ups” are simple exercises that one performs in order to prepare oneself for more complex activities. ... The point of flute warm ups, is to get your brain and fingers in alignment (mind/body connection), as well as to simply to make you feel as comfortable as possible when performing.
What are some flute techniques?
The most commonly used extended flute techniques are: “singing while playing or simultaneous singing and playing, multiphonics, harmonics, key percussion, alternative fingers, flutter tongue, whistle tones, glissando, microtonal, etc.” (Ataman, 2016; Önertürk, 2015a; Pietersen, 2010; Seçkin, 2011).
