Between “Nutcracker” and “Messiah” performances, you’ll be tonguing a lot of notes this season. Here’s a holiday gift that could make articulation a little easier for you–my newest instructional video, How to Improve Articulation.
And remember these words of wisdom from Evelyn Rothwell, “I once heard a finely tongued passage described as a string of pearls. Bad tongueing belongs in the chicken yard rather than in the jewellery shop! Think musically. Use the tongue as a fine string player uses the bow.”