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study 1 one chord grooves/ articulation option video

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Mon, 06/28/2021 - 17:32
tommy hunt
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in the 3 to 5 minute part of the video

you are inhaling on the 123 and exhale on the 432  at the same time using ta then to "too"

      the tip of the tongue is just behind the upper teeth

how close to the harmonica is the tongue?, touching or just a bit back?

thanks

tommy

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Mon, 06/28/2021 - 22:13
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Hello Tommy. Just behind the

Hello Tommy. Just behind the teeth…same place as for standard speech.

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Tue, 06/29/2021 - 18:54
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standard speech?

david

when you say standard speech, i think the tongue is behind the teeth of the lower jaw

i somehow thought in this articulation exercise, the tongue tip was on the upper roof of the mouth behind the teeth

          did i misunderstand this?

tommy

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Tue, 06/29/2021 - 18:59
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T is behind the upper front

T is behind the upper front teeth in both instances 

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