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Tongue blocking 2nd and 3rd holes

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Fri, 02/11/2022 - 17:22
denysy1
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I'm just starting out with the harmonica and I have gone through level 1 videos.

One thing I'm a bit confused about is how to tongue block for holes 2 and 3. All of the excercises leading up to Walk With Me used holes 4 and above.

So for 2, for examble, would you suggest placing lips over holes 2-5, and blocking 3-5?

And for 3, placing lips over 3-6, and blocking 4-6?

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Fri, 02/11/2022 - 17:34
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Hello denysy1. For hole 3,

Hello denysy1. For hole 3, have your lips surround holes 1 through 3 and tongue block holes 1 and 2 on the left. For hole 2, have your lips surround holes 1 and 2 and block hole 1 (and a little bit of the wood of the comb) to the left.

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