From: AGrahamT Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 10:05:47 EDT Subject: Re: All embouchures were created equal - not!
In a message dated 98-05-01 16:50:53 EDT, Glenn Weiser writes:
<< > Jon Gindicks book Country and Blues harmonica discusses bending from the > respiratory tract (resonant bending) that is independent of embouchure. That's a good point-I've been hearing about this lately. > But a lot of us have never learned from harmonica books or had lessons, so > this can be quite misleading. >> I bend in my throat, but the embouchure still matters. This is because the air pressure increases as I go for a TB bend, I get significant leakage on my non-tongue side at the corner of my mouth, and it doesn't go down as far or as easily. So even though my throat bending is very similar to pursing, because of a poor TB purchase on the harp (I suppose) the lip pursing is far better for bends. But I love octaves and the percussive tb affects, so I want to learn. <I. Me three (with a sentimental nod to BWH), Andrew
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