[Harp-L] Re: 2 Questions from newbie ~ embouchre

[Blueharp1@xxxxxxx]

Okay, maybe just me, and if it is I'd like to be informed and educated ~  but 
"with the lips being actually not in contact with the harmonica except at  
the corners of the mouth" is making no sense to me. How can the upper and lower  
lips NOT be in contact with the harp "except at the corners" without 
comprising  your "seal" and inviting a huge influx of air both above and below the  
harp? Am I missing something here?
 
Jeff G
Denver CO
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/15/2009 11:18:58 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

If a lip purse player can get the front of the harp in against the   
corners of the mouth, tilt the holes down slightly, drop the  lower  
jaw and keep it relaxed, and produce air from the  diaphragm, ALL  
notes will be easier to play, tone will be  consistently deeper and  
fatter and you won't have to adjust  lip position. It also helps to  
make as large an opening with  the lips as physically possible  
consistent with getting a  single note, which requires that the inside  
of the  mouth adjacent to the edge of the lips grip the harmonica with   
the lips being actually not in contact with the harmonica except  at  
the corners of the mouth--this has sometimes been referred  to as  
"fish mouth".

JP

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