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Involuntary bending on the high end

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Sat, 11/14/2020 - 14:21
Angel Georgiev
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Hello Dave,

I have been practicing blow bends for a while. I know this is way above my level but I know they take time to master so I have included them in my daily practice.

However I have noticed that I have developed a bad habbit, that I need to correct.

I is a little bit frustrating, because I thought I had that figured out, but I have started having troubles with involuntary bending when playing on the high end especially when tongue slapping, especially on a C harp, but on other harmonica keys as well.

Can you please recommend me some exercises I could include in my practice in order to correct that?

Many thanks in advance!

 

Angel

 

 

 

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Sat, 11/14/2020 - 15:27
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David Barrett
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Hello Angel. Look at the

Hello Angel. Look at the first video on this page https://www.bluesharmonica.com/faq and also make sure that you're not pushing your tongue on the harmonica (that can cause the middle to push forward and hump up and cause the bend).

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