Re: [Harp-L] teaching tool - tongue blocking

[Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's what I was thinking...Clint Hoover uses the mouthpiece of a 
chromatic like that to show tb'ing.  That was a great tool, IMO.  He really 
made that technique accessible to me.


On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 11:00:44 PM UTC-5, Music Cal wrote:
>
> Hi Robert 
>
> I have a CX12 shell that I used for that very purpose. Not as a teacher 
> but 
> as a student. 
>
> Here's a link to some pics of a well known pro demonstrating tongue 
> blocking with just such a shell: 
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> http://www.slidemeister.com/forums/index.php?topic=5254.0 
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> MusiCal 
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> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Robert Hale <rob...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<javascript:>> 
> wrote: 
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> > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Music Cal <macaro...@xxxxxxxxx<javascript:>> 
> wrote: 
> > 
> >> what did David's teaching tool demonstrate about tongue blocking? 
> >> 
> >> It was a small piece of black plastic, cut out to simulate the holes of 
> > the harp. It allows the teacher to demonstrate  the tongue block moves 
> > (silently) and be observed by the student. 
> > 
> > Robert Hale 
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