Playing 2 and 3 notes
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 08:23
Hi Dave
Could you clear something up for me. I have started Solo Harmonica Study 1. When playing 2 or 3 notes do you just open your mouth enough to play the notes you want without trying to do anything with the tongue? To put another way, is tongue blocking used for playing single notes and for multiple notes you use your embouchure to cover the notes you want.
Thanks
That's correct. When you see three holes or more at a time take your tongue off. When playing holes 1 and 2, take your tongue of for that chord as well. When above the first holes (2 and 3, 3 and 4, 4 and 5, etc.) you keep the tongue on and open your embouchure to the right to get those two-note textures.