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Trouble with the high draw notes

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Tue, 01/12/2010 - 07:21
Peter757
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David -

I'm on chorus 5 of Walk With Me and having trouble with the 7 and 8 draw notes...I've tried different angles, mouth positions, etc...just have not been able to find any consistency of hitting these notes while TB'ing. If I pucker, no problems at all getting good, clean sounding notes here.
Any magical tip here? I'll keep at it... Thanks.

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Tue, 01/12/2010 - 08:38
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David Barrett
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It's your tongue location... back of the tongue is humped up and is trying to bend the notes. Check out the video for the 2 draw on the FAQ section... this also talks about it. Keep workin' it, you'll get it!

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Wed, 04/15/2020 - 21:58
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Draw notes on high holes

Mr. Barrett, and all:

 

I bet that was my problem; the tongue being too high.  I fixed the problem by dropping my jaw more, and sliding the harp a little deeper on my mouth.  Probably that helped me lower my tongue.

 

CrazyUncleJay

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Wed, 04/15/2020 - 21:58
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Draw notes on high holes

Mr. Barrett, and all:

 

I bet that was my problem; the tongue being too high.  I fixed the problem by dropping my jaw more, and sliding the harp a little deeper on my mouth.  Probably that helped me lower my tongue.

 

CrazyUncleJay

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Thu, 04/16/2020 - 07:16
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David Barrett
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