RE: [Harp-L] prtoblems with 2 draw 1 draw

["steve" <mudharp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert,
1) tell them to say the letter E and hold the sound and then tell them to freeze and don't move any mouth and tongue parts. The tongue will be at the rough of the mouth. This is pretty much the position your mouth will be in to play that note.2) Now, tell them to grab the harp and say the letter E while drawing.   That will be the unbent note for those holes, the note in hole 1 draw is D and 2 hole draw is G.3) A few more vowels and they'll have all the bent notes as well.   On the 1 hole draw have them say E, Uh, O ( the Uh is almost like the short vowel sound for the letter a, like ahhhhhh) it's right in between there.  Either one works.  They aren't ready for the 3 hole draw with 4 notes, trust me, although they can still practice it for muscle memory.
4)  Do what the Iceman said and breathe easy and smooth.that should help.
steve--- On Tue 12/06, Robert Ivacic < blueharp@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
From: Robert Ivacic [mailto: blueharp@xxxxxxxxx]To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 13:26:29 +0200Subject: [Harp-L] prtoblems with 2 draw 1 drawMy friends who are practicing harmonica are having problems with1 draw and 2 draw on diatonic harmonica, key of C.I was looking in archive for the clues, but didn't found any.I tried to suggest them several things to try to do as they are trying toplaythe correct pitch (normal, not bended ) 1 and 2 draw, and they managed tosustain correct pich for like one out of 10th try, but they still can't doit as they would like to.I would ask you to post anykind of suggestion to change the problem oflowered and kind a bended 1 and 2 draw into clear sounding 1 and 2 draw.Thank you very much.Robert IvaCiC BLUEHARPsome new samples of my cooperation with other musicians ( tony lee king ) onwww.tonyleeking.com_______________________________________________Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, 
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