How to Play the Trumpet : Double Tonguing Technique for Playing the Trumpet

Learn how to double tongue the right way while playing the trumpet in this free video on playing the trumpet.

Expert: Chris Cox
Bio: Chris Cox is currently the Director of Bands at Eureka High School.
Filmmaker: Casey Lewiston

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[Dizzyphan]

"Da-ga" is so wrong!! Actually watching this he's really saying "ta ka". The "Da ga" is way too legato and is ok for those kind of passages. I know a guy who learned "da ga" and now he can't do "ta ka". Much better to learn "ta ka" first then when needed to soften the attack you can shift into "da ga". Arban's and even Raphael Mendez taught and used "ta ka", especially Mendez for those crisp spanish passages. Also check Al Hirt on the Green Hornet theme.

[jamalb1993sbcglobal]

TA KA TA KA

[trumpet3077]

da ga can be used for lower register MAYBE but you should use ti ki for high register, ta ka for middle, and tu ku for lower da ga

[anatidaephobica]

@BoccBuck LOL. That's amazing.

[dorry18]

@BoccBuck lmaoooooooo

[BoccBuck]

or you can say FUCKA FUCK FUCKA

[ParasiteQueen1]

Lol. Don't pratice double-tonguing in a library. Someone next to you might think you're crazy. :)

[Dizzyphan]

@FairyOfFlowers22 Certainly I agree with the style of music. See WRBrass' comment from a year ago. Like I was saying if it's more a "legato" thing the "Da ga" works for that. Fanfares and Spanish/Mexican solos like Mendez did call for the harder "Ta ka" tonguing. I've found through my other buddy that if you learn "Da ga" and ONLY that it's harder to switch gears into "Ta ka" when it's needed. Learn "Ta ka" first then backing off to play "da ga" is easier.

[FairyOfFlowers22]

@Dizzyphan It's not a matter of who's wrong or right, it's really based on the person and the style of music they're playing. Either works!

[FairyOfFlowers22]

@Dizzyphan It's not a matter of who's wrong or right, it's really based on the person and the style music they're playing. Either works!

[Dizzyphan]

@boricuatrumpet69 ...who says she observed Mendez doing hours of double tonguing in his garage. That guy was a machine on this. heh.

[Dizzyphan]

@boricuatrumpet69 Well....I figured it out at age 13, but didn't get it going well till way later when my teacher had me infuse "K", Double and then Triple tonguing withing flexibility excersises. Started out with K's tho. Object was to make the K's sound like T's. Told me to take it slow as I wanted, which I did. I also have a video now of myself on here playing Mendez' "Macarena". Now THERE's a challenge,heh. Mendez lived in Palos Verdes Estates next door to my teacher's 1st wife,.....