Re: Re: Learn Bends

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In addition,  to the overblow notes,
 Hole one you have going up the scale in half steps  a  blow, draw bend, =
draw, blow [overblow] ,  in hole four you have the same as hole one, =
still moving in half steps , in hole five you have a blow, draw and blow =
[ overblow note ] , hole six you have the same pattern as hole one and =
four, to hole seven where you have a draw, blow, draw [ overdraw ] and =
work your way up to hole nine where you have a draw, blow bend, blow,=20
draw [overdraw ] to hole ten to finish your three full chromatic scales. =
Remember going uo the scale you move in half step increments and reverse =
that going down. Go to a keyboard and play the notes as you play them on =
your harmonica for a pitch reference...........Good luck.........Jerl
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  From: Jude Stensland=20
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  Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 10:23 AM
  Subject: Re: Re: Learn Bends


         YIKES!  Looks like I don't know what the heck I am talking =
about.  Better shut up.  :-)   Who would think that a little rectangle =
of metal and plastic would present such amazing complexity?  I will go =
back to listening. =20

        Jude =20

        > Strangely enough, the over blow is
        > something I learned before I knew
        > there was a name for it, just fooling
        > around in first position.
           <snip>
        > Blow bend and overblow, I hope they
        > are the same thing.

        Blow bends are the bendable blow notes in Holes 7 through 10 of =
a
        standard 10-hole diatonic. These go down in pitch smoothly from =
the
        blow note

        Overblows are the notes you get in Holes 1 through 6. They pop =
up to
        a note that is higher than the draw note. Being able to do blow =
bends
        helps prepare you to learn overblows.

        > Also tongue blocking, as my genetics
        > allow curling my tongue.

        Do you mean that you curl your tongue into a U-sharp and channel =
the
        air through it? The usual name for that is U-blocking. Tongue
        blocking refers to a different technique where your mouth covers
        several holes (usually between 3 and 5 holes). You don't curl =
your
        tongue into a U, though you may curve it up or down so that the =
tip
        is not poked into the holes. You place your tongue on all the =
holes
        within your lips, except for the one hole in the right or left
        corner . This isolates a single note. There are several =
additional
        techniques associated with tongue blocking:

        - lifting or slapping down the tongue to alternate full chords =
with
        single notes either percussively or rhythmically

        - Blocking out the holes in the middle and playing the notes in =
the
        corners of your mouth to produce octaves and other blocked =
intervals
        (sometimes called split intervals)

        - playing a blocked interval and alternating the two notes by
        wiggling the sides of your tongue, while keeping the blocked =
holes
        blocked.

        - alternating a high chord and a low chord by moving the tongue =
from
        side to side, alternately blocking two groups of notes

        - raking your tongue from side to side rhytmically the create
        a "textured" chord

        - various combinations of the above.

        Winslow

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