VSM: Flute Lessons

The Flute Show: What is Legato-Tonguing on the Flute? - From the Flute Expert Video

VSM: Flute Lessons

Show Notes

https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/experts/fluteshow/legato-tonguing/ - In this video, Florence and Robert Estrin approach the concept of "legato-tonguing" on the flute, which, in music, is known as "portato." They'll demonstrate this through an astonishing performance of the beginning of Faure's Fantaisie for flute and piano.

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