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Head Movement

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Thu, 07/13/2023 - 09:48
Tony Taylor
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Hi David , 

I asked this question a while back about moving my head while playing . You advised me not to pay to much attention to it. I am the sort of person who fixates when something isn't right. I haven't played for a while because of this. Please could I send a video ? For a solution. 

Best Wishes 

Tony Taylor

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Thu, 07/13/2023 - 10:02
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David Barrett
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Sure Tony, send me an email

Sure Tony, send me an email with the video link. Generally speaking, we slide the harmonica from left to right as we play (like the carriage of an old type writer), with the head moving a little bit to the left and right as we move to a hole and then come back (like 3 4 3 or 3 2 3)... so it is a sort of dance between the two. Send me the video and I'll let you know if I see any red flags.

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