RE: [Harp-L] U blocking / Puckering

[Scott Hicks <dscotthicks@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Puckering was entirely natural to me when I started playing, which led me to believe it was a "beginner" method. I never considered that anyone might have trouble with it. Meanwhile, I can't roll my tongue at all so I have no aspirations in the U-blocking direction. 

Scott

> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] U blocking
> From: 3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:05:49 -0400
> To: boogalloo@xxxxxxx
> CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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> On Mar 13, 2012, at 9:47 PM, Buck Worley wrote:
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> > SJ-
> > I do not know if it makes a difference but I can pucker easily and it always came easy maybe because my top lip does not have a pointed down in the center shape. My upper lip has a pointed upward center so I have a natural pucker shape to work with. I have no trouble blocking and can roll my tongue and I am double jointed too. :D
> > BW
> > 
> > > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] U blocking
> > > From: 3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:13:27 -0400
> > > To: tnysteph@xxxxxxxxx
> > > CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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> I got a phone call from Carl (Larry Adler) Beitler last night. He walked me through it. Elizabeth GS also is showing me how. So now I have to work on it. So I may be busy for a while.
> (As everyone puts their heads together and says 'good..maybe he'll shut up')  lolol
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> s-j
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