Re: [Harp-L] Tongue-locating

[Matthew Smart <matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry I neglected to say that by tongue blocking I'm tongue locating all the time. I rarely get lost anymore

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On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Let me clarify:
> 
> Tongue-locating, with the tip of the tongue in the single hole about to be played.
> 
> Robert
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> On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Matthew Smart <matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I teach them all how to tongue block! Robert was a great teacher to me and is a much more versatile player. However, I found personally, that it was more natural to me to tongue block and also because I all ever wanted to do well was play blues. That is still all I want to do. It took me about 2 years to complete the transition to tongue block but I am so glad I did.
> 
> Now when i have a student i give them the choice. I play them the opening lick to Little Walters Cant Hold Out Much Longer pucker version and then tongue block with slaps and octaves.
> 
> Then I say which one would they like to sound like?
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> On 10/13/2012 2:29 AM, Robert Hale wrote:
> I discourage students from learning the harp by feeling the intended hole
> with the tip of the tongue just before playing
> (tongue-locating) because I've seen it make new students forever
> over-cautious. They become afraid to play (without it) for fear of making a
> mistake.
> 
> The ONLY time I might use tongue-locating is in the recording studio when I
> want to insure a clean start on next take.
> 
> What experience do you, students and teachers, have with this technique?
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