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LOA 1, Solo Study 1, Chording

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Thu, 02/19/2015 - 00:40
msudvm97
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Hi David,

  As I work through the Solo study 1, Chording....ex. 1.12 ....as I get into the chording, I find

after 6 to eight bars, I have too much breath and need to let some out.  I need to release the

breath, but still stay in rhythm. the one 2 blow just does not seem like enough of a note

to expell all the air I need to.    My question

is that of where/how  to release more  breaths and still stay in rhythm (and not over blow the

2 blow) ?

 

            Thank you for your time

                            Steve

 

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Thu, 02/19/2015 - 09:35
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David Barrett
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Good morning Steve. Open your nose on the 2+'s, closing it again on the inhale notes. I address this in the video titled "I run out of breath so easily!" on this page http://www.bluesharmonica.com/faq

Best wishes on this.

P.S., Joe Filisko calls this the exhale push and talks about it in this lessons as well.

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