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tonguing

tonguing

1 8.1
Using the tongue to start and separate notes on wind instruments
  • noun
  • /ˈtʌŋɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : articulación
  • Takadimi syllables might ease the transition from single to multiple tonguing techniques for instrumentalists.
  • single tonguing

Examples

  • Triple-tonguing.

  • I have to gum it and tongue it, and I can't teeth it because my teeth are so sensitive.

  • Those of you who may have played brass instruments in high school, you know that was triple-tonguing, baby.

  • The rhythm songs can be used for tonguing or bowing exercises or for rhythmic warm-ups at the start of rehearsals.

    Academic text (1997)
  • A major obstacle for students mastering multiple tonguing lies in the coordination of tongue movement to consistently produce the aural illusion of rapid single tonguing.

    Academic text (2006)
  • A major obstacle for students mastering multiple tonguing lies in the coordination of tongue movement to consistently produce the aural illusion of rapid single tonguing.

    Academic text (2006)
  • There are students with dyslexia who have trouble sitting still; adding breathing, embouchure formation, tonguing, fingering, toe tapping, and reading in an instrumental music class creates an almost impossible situation.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The mouthpiece of the WXll is very similar to a clarinet mouthpiece; it even contains a black plastic reed that responds well to single and double tonguing.

    Academic text (1990)
  • For wind players, this stage provides an opportunity to explore flutter-tonguing, key clicks, blowing air through the instrument, playing on the mouthpiece only (or without the mouthpiece on some instruments), and multiphonics.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The musician practiced his tonguing technique to improve his performance on the saxophone.

Compounds

9.9

A hand tool that cuts matching raised edges and slots on boards so they fit together

How Articulated

to triple-tongue
  • Specialized
9.9
tonguing
  • Specialized
1 8.1
legato
  • Specialized
7.4

Surface Forms

tonguing singular
tonguings plural

Morphology

tonguing = tongue (semi-transparent) = tongue + ing

Morphologically a regular gerund from the verb 'tongue' meaning 'to use the tongue', which directly describes the action.

Etymology

Tonguing comes from the simple word tongue, meaning 'the mouth muscle used for taste and speech'. In music, tonguing is using your tongue to touch or stop the air so notes are clear, so the word describes how players control sound on wind instruments.