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Solo Harmonica Study 2

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Tue, 07/02/2019 - 00:29
Sanshinboi
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Hello David, 

I have questions about Solo Harmonica Ex. 1.8 in the first four bars.

1. Are the 2+ blows slapped or just tongue blocked?

2. By the third bar I'm almost out of breath. I played around trying to breathe with my diaphragm and lowering my volume it seemed to help somewhat am I on the right track or do you have any other suggestion?

Sanshinboi 

 

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Tue, 07/02/2019 - 11:00
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David Barrett
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Hello Sanshinboi. 1) The

Hello Sanshinboi.

1) The slap symbol is the "o" above a note to be slapped. In the notated example, note the slap symbol above only the first 2 draw, so the rest is just tongue blocked.

2) Those are good things you're doing. Blow out your nose when you play your 2+'s, making sure to close your nose again when you draw.

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Tue, 07/02/2019 - 15:55
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Sanshinboi
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Thanks

Thanks David,

I recall you going over that on one of your video's sorry didnt put two and two together. By the way I really enjoy the MP3

" Snake Oil"  its awesome. I use it to follow the tabs too for ear training and enjoyment !

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Wed, 07/03/2019 - 11:05
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No worries. I'm glad you find

No worries. I'm glad you find the MP3's useful. I agree, "Snake Oil" is a cool song... Steve Guyger comes up with some very cool stuff.

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