Lesson 82: Virtuoso Studies, Part 2 — Articulation Patterns

• Play four clear patterns of tongued and slurred notes.
• Compare the patterns in a Telemann passage.

A clear start shapes the note.

Review slurs from Lesson 15 and double tonguing from Lesson 41. Keep one slow beat while you compare these four ways to start and join notes.

Pattern 1 — slur 2, tongue 2

Try alternating one slurred pair with two tongued notes.

Pattern 2 — slur 3, tongue 1

Tongue the first of three slurred notes, then tongue the fourth note.

Pattern 3 — tongue 1, slur 3

Tongue the first note; start a new slur on the second and join the next two.

Pattern 4 — all double-tongued

Alternate “t” and “k”; make both starts equally clear.

The daily warm-up

Keep one comfortable speed:

• Play two-and-two on a major scale.
• Three-and-one on the same scale.
• Reverse three-and-one on the same scale.
• Try double-tongued sixteenths; slow down if the starts differ.

Record two patterns in the same two-bar passage and listen for the change in shape.

Now play these

Telemann: Duet Sonata TWV 40:102 — complete first part

Choose one passage and compare two patterns.

Telemann: Duet Sonata TWV 40:101 — complete first part

Choose a pattern for each phrase.

When all four patterns stay even and two recorded versions of one passage sound clearly different, move on to Lesson 83.