[musictlk] question about singing in latin

[Kaiti Shelton]

When you flip your R, you just put your tongue on the roof of your
mouth, then bring it down quickly while you say the R.  AT least
that's how I was taught to do it, but I'll admit I didn't start
seriously singing till I got to college 2.5 years ago.  If anyone else
knows how to explain this in better pedagogical terms, please do.

On 12/30/14, Kelsey Nicolay via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> Our choir is singing the Lord Nelson mass in Latin this spring.
> I've sung in Latin before and I know that the r is either flipped
> or rolled.  Our director is very strict about this.
> Unfortunately, I can't do either.  I've tried putting my tongue
> at the roof of the mouth like you're supposed to, but it doesn't
> work.  I can't get a sound out.  I can't flip my r either.  The
> only thing I can do is use the letter d as a substitute.  People
> have tried to explain to me how to flip the r, but I still can't
> do it.  Does anyone have any tips that have helped you with
> figuring out how to do this?
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
>
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Kaiti