Re: [Harp-L] What's a double Stop??

[BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx]

Thanx  yuuzz guys, I do that. I always just called that a split. Joe, your 
description  sounds like some of the complicated tongue blocking stuff that is 
over my head.  I always made fun of the piece of paper that you get with a 
Hohner telling how  to block with your tongue until I got on this list. Come to 
find out some of the  greats tongue block. I'm still not sure how some of the 
tongue blocking can go.  For instance bending while tongue blocking, or using 
your tongue to get single  notes while playing fast. Maybe I'll try doing it 
some. I've been practicing  more lately anyway.
 
         Once again, thanx you  guys.
 
                                     Randy
                                 BiscuitBoy Blues
 
In a message dated 12/7/2007 3:06:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
leone@xxxxxxxx writes:

A stop  is the corner web of your mouth. If you were to get your  
tongue  skinny enough to block out ONE note and play a note on each  
side,  this would be a double stop.  WHEN the webs at the corner of   
your mouth only let the note on each side sound and what you get is   
TWO notes (one on each side of the one you blocked with your  tongue).  
Since there are TWO notes, this is a DOUBLE stop.

If  you were to block one middle note and sound either ONE note on one   
side and TWO notes on the other side (doesn't matter WHICH side)  this  
is ALSO a double stop. Reason? The 'double
is done by  the webs at the corners of your mouth.

If you were to block out TWO  central notes, and play one (or MORE)  
notes out EACH side, this is  STILL a double stop. In other words, ANY  
combination of notes  qualify as long as they are on both sides of  
another note or series  of notes.

smokey-joe







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