rockem
9 posts
Oct 18, 2011
2:14 AM
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Recently I discovered that if I inhale air with my nose with a draw, and exhale air with a blow, I get a cleaner sound.
Is that a proper breathing when playing the harp ?
Can you do it without air going through your nose ?
thanx
Eli
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BeardHarmonica
38 posts
Oct 18, 2011
2:29 AM
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No, it's not good technique.
http://archive.harmonicasessions.com/jun05/nose.html
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Calvin
9 posts
Oct 18, 2011
3:49 AM
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Sometimes its helpful to exhale a little through your nose while playing a blow note or octave. If you've been playing a lot of draw notes and need to empty your lungs quickly, it's a good trick.
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jimbo-G
29 posts
Oct 18, 2011
4:04 AM
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I used to play like that all the time, and wondered why I kept running out of breath. I now only use my nose for air if I want I weak draw note or if I feel like I'm going to explode I will quickly let air out on a blow note.
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Baker
167 posts
Oct 18, 2011
4:57 AM
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I think it is important to learn how to control the use of the nose as Dave Barrett states in the article posted above.
I find it is very useful if I need to get air out of my lungs on a blow note. I also find it useful to regulate the volume, attack and tone of blow notes. I rarely use it on draw notes if at all.
Being able to close the nasal passage will give you a better tone, greater control of bends and stop you running out of breath as quickly. But I think being able to open it up and close it when needed is also a useful tool.
But like most things with the harmonica, whatever works for you.
Last Edited by on Oct 18, 2011 4:58 AM
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nacoran
4773 posts
Oct 18, 2011
10:37 AM
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Yeah, you need to be able to control it. It's a useful tool for managing your air, but there will be times when you need to save your air, so you need to be able to turn it on and off. The next step in breathing is circular breathing. Every now and then I can get circular breathing to work, but not often. Basically, if you can play with the air in your mouth you can, for instance, breath in on a long blow note.
Theoretically, if you get it down well you can play a note that goes on indefinitely (or at least until you need to come up for food, water, or sleep.) Learning to have good control over whether you are breathing through your nose is the first step.
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