Re: [Harp-L] U Blocking

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> I have always called what I do "channeling" since I use my tongue to
> "channel" air into the notes I want (almost as if my tongue were a straw).
> It is also apparently another application of a U-block. Using variations on
> this technique, I can get double stops and single notes as I need them at
> fast tempos so that I can keep up with the fiddle, mandolin, and banjo
> players. The technique also switches well with some puckers and
> tongue-blocking (depending upon the player, of course).
>  Cara Cooke

This is the nearest description I've read to what I do most of the time.  
There are four holes uncovered but I can channel air down (or up) just one, 
or more, as needed, and I can play pretty fast and clean doing this. There 
are some pics of me doing this here:  
http://harmonicapics.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk  (click on "Embouchure 
matters...").  Finish your breakfast before you look.

Steve

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