Flutter Tongue for Flute

Hi, it's Amélie. Today, I'm going to talk about flutter tonguing. There's two types of flutter tonguing. The first one, the most used one, is the throat one. It's a bit like gargling in your food. You can start by taking water and going like this, and then with no water like I just did, maybe it helps sometimes in the beginning to put your head this way, move your head. Then you do it in your flute while you're blowing. You can try it like this, just blowing and doing the... Like I'm doing right now. I'm blowing and rolling my R in my throat. And when you start in your flute, start with the low register because it's way easier. So let's say on a low D. And when you're comfortable with it, you can go higher. So that's for the throat one. Go slowly. You can learn it in a day or maybe some people just get it like that. Some people, it's longer. For me, it was more difficult to get the second one, which is the one you do with your tongue. You go like this. It's a bit more percussive. It's used sometimes as an extended technique like this, where you completely cover the hole of the flute like this with your mouth, and then you move the fingers to give it a... But I'll just do it on one note like this. You can do it while moving fingers. And it's an interesting effect. But when playing the flute, I think the throat one is easier. It depends. Maybe for some people, it's easier with the tongue. For me, if I go with the tongue, it's way more difficult, you see? So I go with the throat when I need to. And when I need to do the extended technique, I do it with my tongue. I had to practice it while walking down the street for hours. So if it's difficult for you, just keep at it. It will come. And be patient. If you have any questions or comments, just leave them in the comment box below. And thank you for watching.