tonguing
Flute player's technique
Tonguing is a technique in playing wind instruments where the tongue interrupts airflow to articulate notes, creating distinct attacks rather than continuous sound.
Players tongue by touching the tip of the tongue to the reed or roof of the mouth: Her double tonguing on the flute passage was flawless.
The term also applies to using the tongue during kissing or oral sex.
Wind player's mouth position
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- slurInsulting group label
- articulationClear vocal expression
attack · reed · mouthpiece · phrasing · marcato · tenuto · accent · airflow
Tongue contact repeatedly
Touch with lips
- french-kissOral embrace with tongues
- caressGentle loving touch
- lickPass tongue over
- foreplayPre-coital intimacy
passion · sensuality · desire · arousal · touch · closeness · affection · tenderness
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
alveolar · dental · palatal · consonants · lisp · impediment · therapy · placement
embouchure
Wind player's mouth position
articulation · attack · reed · mouthpiece · phrasing · marcato · tenuto · accent · airflow · clarinet
licking
Tongue contact repeatedly
kiss
Touch with lips
- french-kissOral embrace with tongues
- caressGentle loving touch
- lickPass tongue over
foreplay · passion · sensuality · desire · arousal · touch · closeness · affection · tenderness · erotic
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
phonetics · alveolar · dental · palatal · consonants · lisp · impediment · therapy · placement · tip
- playing techniquespicking, arpeggiated, fingerpicking, spiccato, block chords
- musicianshipsinging, playing, performing, practicing, harmonizing
- Fluteflute, piccolo, concert flute, headjoint, keys
- sound productionvibration, resonance, tone color, timbre, pitch control
- woodwind lessonsembouchure, reed, reeds, mouthpiece, ligature
- wind exercisesscales, arpeggios, etudes, warm-ups, breathing exercises