It will affect his playing to the extent that it affects his speech with respect to those syllables used in horn playing. He won't be able to give a Bronx cheer or stick his tongue out at a section mate, but I've found that giving them the finger is equally effective.
John Baumgart -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn McCandless Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:09 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Tongue Tied Have no idea what the medical term is for it now. A young person wants to learn to play the horn. He has that extra skin on the bottom of his tongue. The doctors left it there since it wasn't affecting his speech. He can touch the back of his teeth and can reach his tongue at least to his lower lip. Has anybody experienced this either personally or with a student? Will it affect his playing or slow down how fast he can tongue rapid passages? Any good advice will be helpful. His parents don't want to let him get too excited about taking up the horn if it is something that will be impossible for him. Yet, we don't want to totally discourage him if he will be able to play regardless of the problem. Thank You. DMM _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/john.baumgart%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
