Re: [Harp-L] Re: a question for all you toungue blockers outthere...

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "bloozeharp" <bloozeharp@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Robert Paparozzi" 
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Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: a question for all you toungue blockers 
outthere...


> you're dead on there, Bob. My wife recently started vocal lessons and the
> first thing she said to me after that first lesson was "you're breathing
> wrong". I've been a dedicated runner and harp player for years but somehow
> never picked up on the correct way to breathe. In the short time that I 
> have
> been concentrating on diaphragm breathing I have noticed substantial
> improvement in the way I play harp.

Hi,
And I'll bet this is with a LOT less effort to boot also!!! It's absolutely 
amazing at just how many of us have really AWFUL breathing habits not just 
in harp playing, but in out everyday lives. There was a book out by Richard 
Smith called "Total Breathing." that's been long out of print that had over 
100 different types of breathing exercises that had nothing to do with 
singing or anything musical, but for everyday living and was also a welcome 
help to me and I just wish it was still in print because it's a really great 
book for breathing exercises.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/