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Nina Perlove on Articulation part 3

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Keep the air moving through the phrase while you play to maintain good sound quality and a musical line. Be careful not to overdo the tongue motion while articulating fast. The movement is very very small. The jaw and embouchure should not be moving to produce the attack, just a tiny flutter of the tongue hitting behind the top teeth where they meet the roof of your mouth.

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  • Just dropping by to say hi! That was an interesting explanation. Keep up the good work; YouTube is a better place because you are here. =D

  • Thanks again Kenny.

  • This is amazing. Why have I never read about these concepts in beginning flute books? This is a little off the subject, but, I always get a fuller tone and a better vibrato when I blow from the Diaphragm in the same manner that I sing better when I sing from the Diaphragm. What are your thoughts about this?

  • I'm not sure what you mean by from the diaphragm but I breathe better and get a fuller sound when I hold the abdominal muscles inward. Watch my active breathing video. and tell me what you think.

  • Oh great, I wanted to aske you about the tongue moovement, but you were faster! Tell me is it true that for 1st octave tongue should moove less than in 3rd octave? In the past someone told me that and I'm doing it in my doubletonguing. If I moove less in 3rd octave, the articulation is not so cleare

  • I've personally never thought or felt that the tongue moves differently in different octaves. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

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  • total domination of the art. i´m not an artist but your videos shows a big one. you give a class so relaxing and so confident. that´s fantastic nina.

  • I´m in love with the Irish Flute and all I can say is that your advices are saving my life!!! Thank you so much...

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  • I'm a beginner flutist and this was not making a lot of sense, nor was I able to sustain the note without breaks... until this video! It all just clicked and suddenly, with only a minor tongue movement, it feels natural and easy. Thankyou!

  • thank you so much!, you were a great help <3

  • Hi Nina! Love your channel... it's helping me grow :) I had a quick question - do you have a video that explains flutter tongue?

  • Thanks so much! I always had a problem with it sounding smooth (was kind of jumpy sounding when I double tongued) because I used Tah-Kah rather than Tee-Kee, but Tee-Kee works so well!

  • I love Nina's video's their awesome!! I sometimes watch them to learn what I can do to better myself. And shes really good at explaining how to do techniques in a simplistic form. Thanks Nina for your awesome videos. Look forward to learning more from you

  • Nina !! You are amazing !! thanks for such a good teaching. my tongue goes faster than my fingers causing the sound not clear.

    how can i practice to get my tongue as fast or as slow as my finger? thanks !!

  • i don't speak english!!

    i want to learn to play!!!

    Place subtitles in Spanish

    PLEASE!!!

    for the love to the music

  • first time i see your video...!! I love you..!!you have a cute face and your smile is so sweet

  • WOW!

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