[Harp-L] beginner Draw 2

[Robert Hale]

ADVICE PLEASE
Of my current students, more than one beginner is troubled with draw 2 on a
C harp. All other notes respond well. This one is squeezed, choked, and can
even sound like a really good whole-step bend!

MY USUAL REMEDY

   1. I have them draw holes 1-2-3 together, and we confirm that the reed
   is responding normally within the chord.
   2. I ask the student to exhale, draw steadily on hole 2, and hold it
   "forever."
   3. By the time they get toward the end of their draw breath capacity,
   the throat releases, and the note rises in pitch. They hear it, and can
   associate the feel with what they just heard.

This remedy is not working for a couple of new students right now. Your
ideas?

Robert Hale
Serious Honkage in Arizona
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