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    john
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      Hey right on Michael, glad you found us too! Well, after 18 years I guess it’s about time eh?
      Just post any questions you might have right here.
      good luck with your new alto.
      Johnny

      #10958
      Michael
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        Thanks Johnny, you’re videos are a great help. I DO HAVE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT ARTICULATION: I have been to local music shops to see if I can work with someone on articulation and local music shops don’t seem to have anyone who can work with me on the Sax 🙁 It’s all guitar, drums, etc.. I was told that articulation is with the tip of the tongue but I think I saw a youtube videos of your’s that shows it’s not the tip of the tongue but kind of with the top(of the tip) of the tongue. I’ve tried practicing with the tip of the tongue as the music shops told me and it doesn’t seem to sound quite right. Help me out here.

        #10959
        john
        Keymaster

          To say that articulation is with the tip of the tongue is a pretty short and incomplete answer.
          Articulation means how we play a note, group of notes or a lick or phrase etc.
          There are 3 ways we can play a note:
          tongue it
          no tongue at all
          very short quick tongue

          These all come into play and that’s how you will develop articulation.
          Watch a free video lesson I did to demonstrate this a little better than I can do here:
          https://howtoplaysaxophone.org/tonguing

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          James
          Participant

            Welcome!

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