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David's Tip of the Day: New Blues Harmonica Tuning (Holes 7-10)

Posted Wed, 12/16/2015 - 08:42 by David Barrett Admin
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This looks like a fun new tuning https://youtu.be/ZbPqiaWYe7E

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David's Tip of the Day: Mechanical Resonance - How the Tuning of your Mouth Effects a Reed

Posted Fri, 06/12/2015 - 06:47 by David Barrett Admin
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Stuff You Should Know releases on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to. On Tuesday the subject was "Bridges: Nature Abhors Them" and at 48:21 they speak of mechanical resonance in regards to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster. Believe it or not, the understanding of this will help you to become a better harmonica player. continue reading...

David's Tip of the Day: Different Types of Tremolo and Vibrato - Part 5, Vibrato (Mouth Tuning)

Posted Wed, 05/21/2014 - 05:50 by David Barrett Admin
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Item two of our three elements needed to produce a vibrato on the harmonica was, "Mouth is tuned to the note you're playing."

An experienced player of the harmonica subconsciously tunes their mouth to each note they're playing. This mostly has to do with tongue position, but can also involve the shape of the mouth (especially for very low and high notes... of which are different shapes of course... larger for lower notes and smaller and more frontal for higher notes). continue reading...