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Jaw movement when tongue switching between 1 and 2 - is it "OK"

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Sun, 03/22/2020 - 11:43
Angel Georgiev
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Hello David,

 

As a typical example I have the last 4 bars of chorus 3 of the studdy song "Temperature".

It seems much easier to me to move my jaw when switchinh between holes 1 and 2.

Is that "OK" or should I really aim for moving the harmonica instead od moving my jaw when doing that specific switch?

I guess I will soon have the same dilema for 9 and 10, but that will come later.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Sun, 03/22/2020 - 12:23
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David Barrett
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Hello Angel. Are you tongue

Hello Angel. Are you tongue switching? In other words, do you play with your tongue to the right for hole 1, and tongue to the left for holes 2 through 10? If not, which embouchure do you use for hole 1?

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Sun, 03/22/2020 - 15:59
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Angel Georgiev
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Hi David,   Yes I am tongue

Hi David,

 

Yes I am tongue switching for hole 1.

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Sun, 03/22/2020 - 20:01
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David Barrett
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Thank you. Moving your jaw to

Thank you. Moving your jaw to the right, as your tongue moves to the right, is okay.

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