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Bending Speed (Part 4)

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Sat, 05/28/2011 - 06:44
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Now that you've found where your tongue needs to be to have your mouth tuned to that 4 draw reed, do this same process for holes 1 through 6 draw. Keep in mind that the lower you go on the harmonica the more you'll use the back of your tongue in the back of your mouth (and commonly the jaw drops) and the higher you go the harmonica the more you'll use the front of your tongue in the front of your mouth. As you find each sweet spot for each reed/hole on the harmonica make note of how your mouth feels... what part of the tongue you're using... how dropped your jaw is... etc. Give this a try and we'll go to the next step tomorrow.

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