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Like when you first start using a keyboard, you always look at the keys right? But eventually it gets to the point where you don't look or even notice it, you just do it. Does this happen with the harp? Like you get to the point where you're nolonger having to think of what you're doing?

Hello my name is Steve. Just picking up the harp for the first time. I purchased a Blues harp M.S. Series key of C. Just wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself. 

Good job Hob!

Dave is the best teacher out there & you obviously put in the necessary practice time.

That combination shows what's possible with Dave's program.

Enjoy the journey!

That's the name of my new original 2nd position song for LOA. Inspired by the news channels here in South Florida. Bad Hurricane destind for us in one form or another for those not local and don't see our weather. 

i see a post on the common keys for guitar. Do you have any comment on the common keys for ukulele and the circle of fifths?

Ken

In Level 1 of the Levels of Achievement Dave emphasizes angling the harp slightly downward to get a good position on the blade of the tongue just past the tip. That seems to be working fine for me. But I became interested in harmonica after watching Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee videos on Youtube. One of my goals is to be able to play some of the Sonny Terry standards like "Hootin' the Blues". In the following clip I noticed that at the 2:07 mark Sonny seems to be angling his harp upward, not downward. It's not possible to tongue block with the harp at that angle is it? continue reading...

Bit worried about David's Corner. No-one has been round with a vacuum cleaner or dusted it for 2 months now at least.

Has anyone else noticed that, what David Barrett points out are the 6 most common keys of harp (A, D, G, C, LF, Bb), happen to also be contiguous in the circle of fifths? Also, when playing crossharp, the roots of these keys are all on the open or 3rd fret of each of the lowest 3 strings on a guitar or bass (standard tuning) - that'd be the keys of E, A, D, G, C, F. Conincidence? Conspiracy? Some deeper hidden order of the universe? 

So I'm a new player trying to start getting into bending and I wonder if it's possible to over-do bending to the point that it makes the reeds go flat or eventually break? I've done most of my bending work on a C harmonica and now my 2 draw is slightly flat and that's probably the hole i was trying to bend on the most. It's bad enough that sometimes it bends without me even trying. I assume all harps should be capable of bending out of the box but would a flat/sharp reed make bending easier and is there anything I should do to bend safely so I don't ruin any harps?