Re: [Harp-L] Embouchures and Overblows

[michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have only been able to overblow puckered.  I can play bends at jam
at a professional level on holes 1-6 tongue blocked.  I can tongue
block high note blow bends but although I can jam, I never felt it
reached pro level like I can do puckered or U blocked.  I have never
once tongue blocked an overblow.  I assume I will one day.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On 1/16/10, Frank Evers <frank@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am Freitag, 15. Januar 2010 schrieb Elizabeth Hess:
> >  Does anyone tongue-block overblows?  Did any of you use the
> >  tongue-block embouchure  *while learning*  to overblow?
>
> Yes, i play overblows using tongue-block and also learned it that way.
> It's pretty much possible and once you're used to it, it's quite as
> easy or difficult as it playing pucker. However i think you have
> always (not only playing overblows, but generally) some kind of speed
> advantage when playing pucker. So for really fast passages i try to
> switch to pucker now.
>
> --
> Gruß,Frank
>
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