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Double-tonguing

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dou·ble-tongue (dbl-tng)
intr.v. dou·ble-tongued, dou·ble-tongu·ing, dou·ble-tongues
To play a rapidly repeated series of notes on a wind instrument by placing the tongue alternately between the positions for t and k.


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For a while, Gwydion Brooke was uncertain about how he would be able to renew his relationship with the German Adler bassoon, on which, it had been noted, he was remarkably rapid at double-tonguing and possessed of a sensuous style of vibrato.
 
 
 
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