Re: re:was tongue block and pucker now relaxed or tense

["Knapton" <sunday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jimmy,

<stomach muscles rigid sucked in for inhale puffed out for exhale>

Have you got this the right way around? Usually breathing from your
diaphrame, not your lungs,  gives the oposite effect......breath in -
stomach out, breath out - stomach in. Your chest hardly moves at all.
If you're not breathing from your diaphram, then try it. It feels unusual at
first and takes some regular practice and awareness...... but you'll be
amazed with the resulting richness in tone.
I also find that my stomach has to be relaxed (not rigid) for this to work.
In fact my posture is relaxed and i mentally focus on breathing  from deep
within my stomach..

Pete Knapton

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <rainbowjimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 13 December 2003 8:31 AM
Subject: re:was tongue block and pucker now relaxed or tense


>
>
>
> I used to keep my face muscles very relaxed. Lately I've been playing very
> quietly and keeping my face muscles scrunched up tight, keep the harp
pressed
> in very tight and stomach muscles rigid sucked in for inhale puffed out
for
> exhale. I like the tone a lot better.
>
> Rainbow Jimmy
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