RE: Suck/Blow (wasRe: Buzz)

["Chris Michalek" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I suck and blow all whilst having superior tone and control.
Simply breathing through the instrument will not give the complete
dynamic range that is needed to be a mesmerizing performer.



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>---- Original Message ----
>From: IcemanLE@xxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Suck/Blow  (wasRe: Buzz)
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 12:36:25 EDT
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>>In a message dated 6/9/04 12:50:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>>chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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>>> he doesn't suck all of the time.  I've seen him blow too.
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>>no no no no
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>>Blowing is for Birthday Candles
>>Sucking is for that Last Piece of Spaghetti
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>>Harmonica players should breathe through their instruments. 
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>>Change Blow to Exhale/Replace Suck with Inhale. This simple mental
>shift will 
>>greatly improve your tone/technique.
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>>The Grand Poobah of the Church of the Sacred Hut-tah Hut-tah (Church
>will be 
>>in session once again at Augusta Heritage Blues Week in WV in July)
>>aka
>>The Iceman
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