How often do you use taps, as opposed to cuts, to separate two notes? Are there instances you find tapping particularly appropriate or inappropriate?
For instance, in Bonaparte Crossing the Alps or the Rhine (or other European geographical feature of your choice), in the first phrase EFG|AA, is it more appropriate to separate the two A’s with a cut or a tap?
Funny you should ask. It occurred to me this past week that I’m probably under-utilizing taps, in favor of cuts and rolls. I’m a newish player, and just really never made a point of working on taps very much.
Now that I’m making a point of adding them in, I like my sound a lot better.
To separate two notes of the same pitch, I’ll usually use a cut instead of a tap. As an articulation between two different notes, I’ll use a tap if I have to put more fingers down to play the second note. If I have to take fingers off the flute, I’ll use a cut.