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Tongue position

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Sun, 03/08/2026 - 17:42
silvioary
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hi David, how are you?

I have played harmonica for a while but using tongue blocking 4 to 10. so, I'm starting again to see if i can make it all tongue blocking/

you mentioned we should use the top of the tongue , is that right to say that the tip of the tongue touch the bottom curve of the harmonica? 

thank you,

Silvio

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Mon, 03/09/2026 - 06:44
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David Barrett
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Hello Silvio. As I state in

Hello Silvio. As I state in TB Study 1, I tilt the face of the harmonica downwards. Because of this, I do not feel the under side cover plate (I'm matching the angle of the harmonica to my tongue in this case). If you play with the harmonica not tilted, yes, you will fee the bottom cover plate.

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Thu, 03/12/2026 - 23:11
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silvioary
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Thanks David. Sometimes I ask

Thanks David. Sometimes I ask myself, why do I want to change ? ahahah...

Anyway, I'm not giving up :

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