Bending and tongue blocking
Hi David,
I have a question for you.
when you are playing a bending is it necessary use the tongue blocking technique? or if you are playing a song with a lot of bending it is not indicated?
thank you,
regards
Federico
Oh thanks ... big challenges for me ... I've just discovered the togue block ... before now I used to play single note creating the bending without tongue block ... I hope to overcome this chalenge :-)
Thanks
federico
You can use pucker bending, but you'll need to switch to tongue blocking for the tongue block-exclusive techniques (such as slaps, pulls, flutters and octaves for example). You'll get smooth at it over time.
It's also a good idea to learn how to tongue block bend, it will open you up to more options. Take your time on this, there's no hurry.
Hello Federico. It is assumed you are tongue blocking all of the time, so you will bend with the tongue block embouchure.