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Submission for LOA 4

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Sun, 08/03/2025 - 10:27
sparkyburp
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Hi again David.

I am practising the scale of C Major (on an A harp, which makes it A Major) over the entire 3 octaves. You ask for the entire scale ascending and descending. My question is, 'how good do the bends have to be on holes 2 & 3?'

As I'm doing LOA 4, I am classed as an intermediate player which could mean that the bends need to be OK but not perfect.  I seem to be getting the bent notes fairly accurately but the tone is not as good as the pure notes.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark.

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Mon, 08/04/2025 - 11:47
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Hello Mark. We're going for

Hello Mark. We're going for correct pitch now... tone will develop over time. 

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Tue, 08/05/2025 - 09:51
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Thanks David.

Thanks David.

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