Doug Elliott wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 1:29 am
I was also taught that way, but there are different approaches and opinions.
F to G works with no tongue, but a cleaner natural slur is G to F, and my most common use of natural slurs is when descending with the slide coming in. I think I almost always tongue if the slide is going out.
There is not one correct answer. Learn to play different ways so you can choose what works best for you.
I have changed the way I play legato. When I first learned I was taught to not use the tongue at all for playing legato, later I was taught to tongue with a smooth legato tongue.
A couple of years ago I recorded myself and put a few recordings on old TTF and got help to improve my legato. I got many good advice. One was to read literature on the subject by Jay Freeman. This was an eye opener. Now I often don't tongue at all when notes ascend and slide go out or when notes descend and slide go in. In other cases I may or may not use the tongue, it depends, but much less of it than before.
When tempo is fast I may tongue more frequently. It will be more of a semi legato. I might put up a recording again to get more criticism. Just need the time.
/Tom