Re: [Harp-L] Re: Relaxing while playing

[Grant Walters <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

harmonica..breathing...Norton buffalo put out a how to play harmonica lesson (wavy Gravy)..that really got into the breathing aspect.
when in doubt...ask a master..

Grant
On Jun 29, 2010, at 12:50 PM, Niall Tracey wrote:

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> If it's any consolation, no matter how tense you get, the harpman is usually the least tense player in the band.
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> The most common advice for clearing tense is to take deep controlled breaths -- stressed people gasp for air.  The mechanics of the harmonica call for more control on the in-breaths, particularly when playing in cross.
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> We've already forced ourselves to be fairly relaxed, so don't stress about it!!!!
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