Re: [Harp-L] Lip pressure

[Tom Baehr <tombaehr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It might. They're different sizes. I like the analogy someone else  
had: not more pressure than you need to drink from a glass without  
dribbling down your chin.

I play chromatic, and I tongue block. When I try to play pucker, my  
jaws ache; but from muscle tension, probably not pressure. Others  
pucker just fine, so it must be the different muscles necessary to  
pucker. I never get tired with tongue block, but I'm used to it.

Another suggestion I'd have is to rest more often and do stretching  
exercises with your lips and jaw: pursing, smiling, "chewing,"  
anything to keep from getting  "frozen."

Hope this helps.

Tom
On Aug 8, 2007, at 7:22 PM, Tyler, Murray wrote:

> Diatonic.
>
> Does it make a difference?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Baehr [mailto:tombaehr@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2007 23:06
> To: Murray Tyler
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Lip pressure
>
> Chromatic or diatonic?
>
> Tom
> On Aug 7, 2007, at 5:28 AM, Murray Tyler wrote:
>
> > Greetings all
> >
> > Attempting to learn this devilish instrument. I find that perhaps  
> > I am
>
> > applying too much lip pressure to the harp. After about 30 minutes
> > starting to get jaw ache and a bit sore at the corners of my mouth.
> > Almst like having "kissing rash".