How we think affects how we act. The idea of “Starting a note” has interesting expressions in different languages.
- Hitting (German: Stoßen. French: ???)
- Touching (Spanish: Tocar)
Here are some images used in pedagogy:
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Buzzing a note
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Tasting a note
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Catching a note
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hitting a note is very tongue dominant. As if the tongue is some sort of bat or a hammer.
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Catching or tasting a note is more lip dominant. It activates the lips to prepare and center new note.
The hitting metaphor in particular is somewhat strange. To me, it sounds like taking a hammer and crushing the tongue into the lips to get a sound out. What about you catching a note (with your lips) next time?