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I recently heard that a difference exists between the terua sounds of different communities, i.e. Ashkenazim, Sepharadim and Temanim. What are the differences?

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I never knew that there was a difference regarding teru'ah sounding, just for shevarim. But, I located this article that says

The Teruah is (according to Rabbi Yitzhak Arama) the sign of anxiety and sorrow. It is composed of more and shorter units than the Shavarim. The Ashkenazi Jews produce Staccato-like, rhythmical units, while the Oriental Jews produce a kind of wavy tremolo, composed on a long sound (like a chain). Normally, in order to produce the long tone’s vibrations, the Shofar blower uses his tongue.

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  • What about temanim?
    – 147zcbm
    Sep 3, 2015 at 18:48
  • @147zcbm _ I don't know, offhand, but, I'll see what I might discover.
    – DanF
    Sep 3, 2015 at 18:51
  • @147zcbm I did a Google Books search using the term "Yemenite Teruah". One of the results gave a synopsis of what is in Art Scrol Mishnah Mo'ed p. 105, that seems to say that the Yemenites sound teruah as 3 short groans. However, since the book gives a snippet, I can't completely determine what it says. Mayeb within the next few days, I can locate this book in my shul and see if I can edit what it says in my answer. If you locate it before me, feel free to update my answer. Shanah Tovah.
    – DanF
    Sep 3, 2015 at 20:00
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    @DanF IIRC from some years ago, this wavy Teruah is that of the Geonim (or Jaonim) and is practiced by Yemenites. (Again not so sure about this).
    – mevaqesh
    Sep 3, 2015 at 23:58
  • link haven't followed it. purports to be Temani shofar.
    – mevaqesh
    Sep 4, 2015 at 4:14

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