unwanted 3 draw
Thu, 06/19/2014 - 01:03
Hi David
When moving quicky from the 4 draw to the 2 draw, it's hard to keep a slight 3 draw from creeping in. I see two ways to deal with this: apnea or taking the harmonica out of your mouth during the move. Do you have a preferred method?
Hello ungar. This is commonly how it's done...
1) After playing your 4 draw, close your airstream... either by closing your throat (same vocal fold area you use for tremolo), or by raising your tongue in the K position (back of tongue, closing off the airway in the back of the mouth) or on the face of the harmonica (the same as when you set your tongue for the pull... all the holes on the face if the harmonica are blocked). This will stop air from traveling through the 3 draw as you move to the 2 draw.
2) Release the closure when arriving to the 2 draw.
A more simple way to think about it is to articulate the 2 draw, starting your articulation closure a tad early.