Re: [Harp-L] Tongue-locating

[Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me clarify:

Tongue-locating, with the tip of the tongue in the single hole about to be
played.

Robert


On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Matthew Smart <matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I teach them all how to tongue block! Robert was a great teacher to me and
> is a much more versatile player. However, I found personally, that it was
> more natural to me to tongue block and also because I all ever wanted to do
> well was play blues. That is still all I want to do. It took me about 2
> years to complete the transition to tongue block but I am so glad I did.
>
> Now when i have a student i give them the choice. I play them the opening
> lick to Little Walters Cant Hold Out Much Longer pucker version and then
> tongue block with slaps and octaves.
>
> Then I say which one would they like to sound like?
>
> On 10/13/2012 2:29 AM, Robert Hale wrote:
>
>> I discourage students from learning the harp by feeling the intended hole
>> with the tip of the tongue just before playing
>> (tongue-locating) because I've seen it make new students forever
>> over-cautious. They become afraid to play (without it) for fear of making
>> a
>> mistake.
>>
>> The ONLY time I might use tongue-locating is in the recording studio when
>> I
>> want to insure a clean start on next take.
>>
>> What experience do you, students and teachers, have with this technique?
>>
>>
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