[Harp-L] Fw: bending notes

["John" <johnatjumpjiveandswing@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" <johnatjumpjiveandswing@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 10:03 AM
Subject: bending notes


> ----- Original Message -----               Hi. to all of you that offered 
> very useful advice,
>
>           I have been playing for a few months mostly learning melodies, 
> my harps are either L/O in "C" & "A"
>           (that sounds like a european chain of clothing stores)
>           or Hohner Cross Harps in"D" & "G" and a Golden Melody in "D" & a 
> Bends in "Bb"
>
>           I have this morning tried the process of trying to place my 
> tongue at the roof of my mouth
>           whilst drawing in air sounding the letter "K" but it seemed more 
> difficult to maintain when
>           I put my lips to the L/O in  the key of "A" also the whistling 
> started almost immediately.
>           Unfortunately I am unable to take up the Skype offer as I do not 
> have the facilities available
>           to contact people via Skype. I am pleased to read that you all > 
> think that my vocal chords
>           problem will not affect my ability to learn to bend the notes. 
> Please continue to put forward ideas that you feel may help me to get pass 
> this annoying phase in my desire to become reasonably competent on this 
> wonderful little instrument . At 72 I have no desire to play 
> professionally, but to have some one say to me that was nice is all I 
> aspire to.
>
>                                     Once again thanks to you 
> all ----------   John