Re: [Harp-L] Three Standard Embouchures

["Harmonicology [Neil Ashby]" <harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael:

I believe that most harmonicists consider the "Lip-Block" and the "U-Block" to be synonymous.

/Neil

On Friday, August 22, 2014 at 11:41 AM, "Michael Rubin" <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>I disagree.  Lip block and pucker are synonyms, they are doing the same
>thing slightly differently, imo.  The third embouchure is U blocking.
>Michael Rubin
>michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
>On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
>wrote:
>
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Harmonicology [Neil Ashby] wrote:
>>
>> > This issue is often problematic, but perhaps SPAH could 
>standardize some
>> harmonica vernacular (even though 'comping' seems to have been 
>rejected).
>> >
>> > There are three standard embouchures for use with the 
>harmonica:
>> >
>> > (1) "Lip-Block" with the harmonica held at the upward angle 
>(back to
>> front) sufficient to primarily use the lower-lip for blocking 
>holes to the
>> side; the standard embouchure for bending on the Diatonic 
>harmonica.
>>
>> Standard?
>> >
>> > (2) "Pucker" with the harmonica held nearer to level (back to 
>front)
>> than with the "Lip-Block" and often used for trilling and 
>overbends and
>> other special effects.
>>
>> Like that can't be done with TB?
>> joe 'sierra' Leone
>> >
>> > (3) "Tongue-Block" used generally with the Chromatic harmonica 
>_or_ with
>> the Diatonic harmonica specifically for corner-playing and 
>octaves and
>> various intervals and slaps and other special effects.
>> >
>> > /Neil (" https://www.facebook.com/people/Neil-Ashby-
>II/100004575466934
>> ")
>> >
>>
>>
>>