harpdude61
568 posts
Dec 23, 2010
1:25 PM
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I'm a big fan of 1st position blues on the top holes of the harp. Cotton, Bell, Wilson, Ricci all have youtube vids with 1st position play.
I was taught early to bend the 10 hole by hinging the jaw and squeezing the lips together. This works but I've been trying another way lately.
I bend the note with my throat which slightly changes the back of the tongue position. Keeping the mouth wide open with zero closing makes for a better tone and the pitch control is much more accurate. Even on the higher harps it is much easier to cleanly play up and down on the three blow notes available.
This may be old news, but I've never heard it mentioned. Anyone else blow bend this way?
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