I know you are supposed to use your tongue to separate your beats, but I can’t do it right, so I use my throat and  separate breaths.

I am only in beginning band, but everyone is better than me.

How do I fix my problem?
-Carmella

Keep working on tonguing.

It’s something you have to learn to play well.

I did the same thing with separate breaths for a couple of weeks at the very beginning and had to switch to tonguing.
-Neal

Thanks. I actually got help from a friend and I am sorta good now.
-Carmella