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TB2 - Articulation and Tongue Slaps?

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Sun, 04/12/2020 - 02:20
Cornelius
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Hi David,

I am currently looking at Tongue Block Study 2.

Do you articulate repeated notes that are separated by a tongue slap, or do you play them with the same breath, and just lift the tongue and put it back on the harmonica to separate the individual notes?

 

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Cornelius

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Sun, 04/12/2020 - 07:27
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David Barrett
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Hello Cornelius. Commonly

Hello Cornelius. Commonly separate breath. Faster tempos sometimes demand one breath, but we prefer separate.

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