tongue block bending
Wed, 03/17/2010 - 19:27
Well, I've been hesitating to ask, because the answer seems as daunting to me as tongue blocking was when I finally accepted the fact I just couldn't create the sounds I wanted without it. If I want to seriously play the great music I'm hearing, I'm going to have to tongue block-bend aren't I?
I can bend and I can tongue block but when I try to combine them bad things happen (my bird screeches, the dog shakes his head like he has an ear infection and eventually leaves the room and I think . . . my brain tears in the middle. Any suggestions?
If you love classic blues harmonica, like Little Walter, George "Harmonica" Smith, Big Walter Horton, Sonny Booy Williamson (I and II), James Cotton... and the modern versions of them... Rod Piazza, Mark Hummel, William Clarke, Rick Estrin, KIm Wilson, etc., then tongue blocking everything is where it's at (though you may still focus on pucker bending your blow bends and playing the 1st hole in a pucker... some players never go ALL the way ;). Take a listen to my comments on the FAQ section of the site... I cover this subject on there as well.