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chromatic Level 1

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Tue, 06/28/2016 - 20:51
dsaccucci
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Hello David,  I have been working on "No Sweat" the level one chromatic song.   I am having difficulty with getting my notes to sound loud enough.  (I am working on chorus 2).  I realized today that on almost all the one draw notes I am opening my nose.  So I pinched my nose while playing and I notice a dramatic volume gain( especially in bar 7 on the 1 2 2+  11+11).  I have been trying to not open my nose, but it seems to be a natrual reaction.  Any tricks, advice on how to stop this?  or why I am doing this?  

 

Thank you.  

 

David Saccucci

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Wed, 06/29/2016 - 06:13
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David Barrett
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Good morning David. Great

Good morning David. Great find that you realized that your nose is open. Here is a lesson on it http://www.bluesharmonica.com/faq click on "I run out of breath so easily!"

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Wed, 06/29/2016 - 07:31
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Thank you

It's interesting last night after I was practicing on the diatonic and I noticed I did the same thing on the one draw.  The video was really good.  I will work on those exercises.

Thank you  

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Wed, 06/29/2016 - 11:16
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I'm glad you found the video

I'm glad you found the video helpful. Best wishes on getting this dialed in.

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