Hi Ingo
Is your rolled 'r' at the back of the tongue because of being a native German
speaker? I've listened to a couple of German colleagues speaking English,
and noticed that they do have an almost French 'r' at times. I have to
admit, I have difficulty imagining you as a German speaker, because when
you speak English you basically sound American to my ears (no offense meant,
or taken I hope!) It sounds like you have your tongue too far back. The
tip of your tongue should be against your teeth, just touching your upper
set as in when you pronounce a "D". Then you have to put more air through
than you would for the consonant, and let it happen. I taught myself this
as a kid. It took a while because I was slightly tongue-tied, but it seems
OK now. If you're around after one of your lessons, I'll try to show you
what I mean. What times are you seeing Howard this term?
Best wishes
Colin
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>I've been trying to learn how to roll my r's over the last couple of
>weeks but without much success. I've already looked through the
>vocalist-temporary archives (and how I wish the search function worked
>a bit better) and have tried some of the suggestions there (e.g.,
>repeating 'rario, radio') but without any real success.
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>Right now I can produce a slow and uneven rolling 'r' at the back of my
>throat, with the rolling sensation placed at the roof of the mouth.
>Try as I might though, it's not moving forward and it has practically
>no ring to it at all. It also takes a moment or two before it kicks
>in, and then fitfully.
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>My guess is that I'm doing something wrong here, problem is I don't
>know what. Any thoughts out there on what else I could try? Or is it
>perhaps just a question of giving it more time?
>
>Thanks!
>Ingo
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