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Flutter on eighth notes?

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Sun, 03/15/2020 - 05:11
rdh61
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Hi David,

I'm practising Solo harmonica Study 2, Examples1.6 to 1.8, and there are many flutters on eighth notes. I cannot physically achieve that and to be honest I cannot hear the flutter when you play the examples. Any tips on how to achieve it? Many thanks.

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Sun, 03/15/2020 - 07:41
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Hello rdh61. You can leave

Hello rdh61. You can leave them out if you wish, and use a throat tremolo on their place. In regards to getting your flutter faster, focus on the first slap (a flutter starts with a slap) and try to get your tongue going fast right away (HAL-La-La-La on the face of the harmonica for example).

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Tue, 03/17/2020 - 11:14
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Thank you!

Thank you!

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Tue, 03/17/2020 - 15:25
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My pleasure

My pleasure

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Thu, 03/26/2020 - 09:59
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I've just realised that what

I've just realised that what I was reading as flutters are in fact pulls... Duh!

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Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:39
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Oh! I'm glad you figured it

Oh! I'm glad you figured it out.

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