Re: [Harp-L] Pucker and Tongue Block



You can make the T sound with your tongue on the harp.  It is more
difficult to do fast triplets.
Michael

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ask yourself two questions:
>
> -- What can your tongue do when it's on the harp? (tongue block)
>
> -- What can your tongue do when it's off he harp? (pucker)
>
> Both questions have plenty of good answers. Michael point out some of the tongue block potential - a huge amount of detail can be added to show how both classical and blues players make extensive use of tongue blocking. Though I don't think that tongue blocking slows you down - in fact, it makes some fast playing easier and cleaner.
>
> With your tongue off the harp, you can make articulation sounds such as T, L , and T-L, which allow you to start and stop notes quickly and repeat them very quickly. You can also make more pronounced shift in vowel sounds and the changes in tonal brightness that they bring.
>
> Winslow
>
> Winslow Yerxa
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
> Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
> Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
> Columnist, harmonicasessions.com
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Sam Lyons <sjlyons93@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Pucker and Tongue Block
>
> Anything that can be done with a pucker can be done with a tongue
> block, except arguably play as fast.
>
> Tongue blocking enables playing 2 notes that are far away from one
> another.  It enables using the 2 draw and 3 blow G notes as a
> continuous drone to be played while the other side of the tongue plays
> a melody.  It allows for quick shifting from single notes to chords
> that can be approximated but not duplicated while puckering.  It
> allows for quicker shifts from a low to high note and back.  It allows
> for a sound called a flutter that involves playing a chord and rapidly
> hitting the harp repeatedly with your tongue.
>
> I love both embouchures and think both sound different and feel
> different and suggest different licks.  I feel the same about U
> blocking.  I do not know why anyone would restrict themselves to one
> embouchure.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Sam Lyons <sjlyons93@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Are there specific instances where it would be better and/or easier to use
>> a pucker over a tongue block, and a tongue block over a pucker?
>>
>> Sam Lyons.




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