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I drown in solo study 1

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Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:13
Jacob Ibáñez Sánchez
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Hi!

I was wondering what I was doing wrong with exercise 1.12 of Solo Study #1 (very catchy pattern, by the way). I can't take more than 4 bars before runnning out of air in my lungs and drown!

Is there any obvious advice or something I may have missed as a beginner with the harmonica?

Thank you for your time and greetings from Barcelona. Your lessons are great!

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Wed, 05/30/2018 - 15:12
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David Barrett
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I'm glad you're enjoying the

I'm glad you're enjoying the lesson Jacob. Open your nose on the the 2+'s... this small amount of leakage out of your nose will keep your breath balanced.

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