Tonguing
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Tonguing
I am currently working on Mozart's Concerto in G Major, K.313 (Galway version) and I've run into a problem with tonguing. Whenever I get to a rapid succession of notes, I begin just fine, but midway through my tongue trips up each time. I have practiced the parts slowly and I haven't really seen any improvement. I use the Moyse : Art et technique book daily, fyi.
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lianeandflute
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Re: Tonguing
hmm.. well, you said that you do practice slowly. sometimes you have to give your body time to get used to it. when i practice mozart i start really slowly do that tonguing is clear and also rhythm is really precise and then gradually speed up over time. but it's also good to practice the notes with all sorts of articulations, this really helps me. like all tongued, all tongued twice, tongue each alternate note twice, 1st on a group f four twice, all slurred (this is really good for working on rhythm and phrasing and intervals as well). make some up! but results don't always come straight away, sometimes you have to give it a couple of weeks. 
"It's happening inside you; not in the flute!" - Emmanuel Pahud (At a masterclass in Sydney, Nov. 2010)
Re: Tonguing
Mozart... maybe the most clear flute peaces we will ever heard. Would that be the cause for being Mozart Concertos used worldwide in any contest, any orchestral audition as confrontation peaces?
Well, tonguing in Mozart concertos are not much different from others. What makes it so difficult is not really tonguing but another aspect that is more complex, articulation. Liane well said it when pointed that it's useful to practice with different articulations, so tonguing improves with time. This time varies from person to person, this means that it can't be properly measured. That's why it's so important to have a good teacher following your development and pointing here and there some tips that could help improve gradually your tachnique (from what tonguing is an important matter, of course).
So don't rush yourself. Take time with your practice and slow down a bit, because you are just facing what's really the most difficult repertoire for flute playing, if we are talking about playing it really well.
Good luck and enjoy your practice!
Well, tonguing in Mozart concertos are not much different from others. What makes it so difficult is not really tonguing but another aspect that is more complex, articulation. Liane well said it when pointed that it's useful to practice with different articulations, so tonguing improves with time. This time varies from person to person, this means that it can't be properly measured. That's why it's so important to have a good teacher following your development and pointing here and there some tips that could help improve gradually your tachnique (from what tonguing is an important matter, of course).
So don't rush yourself. Take time with your practice and slow down a bit, because you are just facing what's really the most difficult repertoire for flute playing, if we are talking about playing it really well.
Good luck and enjoy your practice!