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Harmonica Benefit

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Thu, 09/15/2022 - 13:49
jakjak
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I went to the dentist yesterday for a temporary crown to fix a broken tooth. After grinding most of it away to make a base for the crown he remarked, "that was quicker than I expected... usually with this tooth the tongue gets in the way." I told him I was learning to play the harmonica, which requires good tongue control. So there it is, another non-musical benefit to learning the harmonica :-)

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Thu, 09/15/2022 - 19:13
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UkuleleRob65
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Great!

My dentist is a fellow blues harmonica player. Maybe that's why he's never said anything about my tongue. He's just assumed ...

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Sun, 10/02/2022 - 09:31
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allanb116@gmail.com
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Too cool ToungeControl

Too cool ToungeControl

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