How do you flutter tongue, or learn to? NOTE: I cannot roll my r`s


Gumdrop

hmm, i can flutter tounge, but i can roll my r`s. I wonder if there is a way to do it with out actually rolling r`s... I`ll look into it and i`ll post if i find anything.

Flutter tonguing on the flute should not actually be done with the tongue. It is done by making part of the back of your throat vibrate. It`s kind of hard to explain without demonstrating, but it`s a little like gargling.

i can flutter toung and rooling your r`s does hel in fact that how you do it.
to rool your r`s try and mimic a cat puring the tip of your tounge should nearly tougn the top of your mouth then you just pass air through the space between and aroung your tounge

Try rolling you`r T`s...and if that don`t work,ask someone else. LOL

Thanks everyone.

I`ve been told that an alternate is somewhat like gargling, but it doesn`t sound the same to me. I`m not sure if it`t the fact I haven`t practiced the gargling technique much, or if it`s just plain different.


Thanks to everyone,
Gumdrop

i just accidently started doing it one day.i didnt even know it had a name when i first did it!lol kind of vibrate the back of your tounge and throat kind of hard to explain though....

well, flutter tounging is a good way to get away with glisses: Play the bottom note of the gliss, then play the top. But flutter tongue the whole time. My band director still has not figured out why I`m "so good" at glisses. It`s kind of sad. But it`s a good way to cheat.

Glisses? I just play the first and last notes at the right time, and wiggle my fingers in between (when they`re too fast to really play). My band director likes taking things super fast. It`s funny, because everyone is so impressed

There are two ways to do it. One is with the tip of the tongue and yes, it`s like rrrrolling your r`s. I find this way useful for higher notes (above 3rd octave E or so), but it tends to mess with the tone as well as intonation and it`s harder to do on lower notes.

The other way is indeed with your uvula, that little thing that hangs down in the back of your throat. It is a bit like gargling, but not as far back in your throat. Check out Robert Dick`s website for some hints (and if I remember correctly, he`s got audible examples too!). This second way is great for flutter tonguing all the way down to B. It`s hard for some people to learn, but if you can get it at all, practice it like mad and you`ll be GREAT at flutter tonguing.

Susana