[Harp-L] Inhaling through nose trouble, please help



Hi Michael,

You could recommend that he get a snorkle and practice swimming around with his head face down, breathing through the snorkle. The nose automatically shuts down. Then apply that when playing harp.

just a thought,
cheers,
TB

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
 To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
 Sent: Wed, Feb 4, 2015 6:10 pm
 Subject: [Harp-L] Inhaling through nose trouble, please help

  It has come to my attention that inhaling through the nose while playing a
 draw note will seriously impede one's ability to sustain that note for very
 long.

 I have a student who cannot seem to shut off his nose from inhaling.  When
 he holds his nose with his fingers he can sustain a draw note for a very
 long time.

 How can you intentionally shut off the nose inhalation?
 Thanks,
 Michael Rubinmichaelrubinharmonica.com



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