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Solo Harmonica Study 1, Ex. 1.10 (James Cotton's "3-Harp Boggie" Lick

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Sun, 06/16/2013 - 07:20
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Good morning David,

I'm currently working on Solo Harmonica Study 1. Ex. 1.10 (from James Cotton's "3-Harp Boggie") is indeed, like you said, a tongue-twister! (To really develop my ability to tongue-switch between hole 1 and 2 I've been warming up with Ex. 1.3 and 1.8, switching (or trying) back and forth between holes 1 and 2.) Doing it lip-pursed is no problem, but tongue-blocked... it's tricky.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.
Dutch Martin

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Sun, 06/16/2013 - 07:22
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Sounds like a perfect approach.

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Sun, 06/16/2013 - 07:32
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RE: Solo Harmonica Study 1, Ex. 1.10 (James Cotton's "3-Harp Bog

Thanks!

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Sun, 06/16/2013 - 07:41
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Breaking Up Each Lick

I see I'm just going to have to break up each lick into bite-sized chunks, and master each "chunk." That seems to work best for me.

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Sun, 06/16/2013 - 07:45
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That's how I do it.

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