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From: John Thaden
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 14:27:15 -0500
Subject: articulation by `air-leak'

MyQuill's de facto FAQ at
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/Harmonica.html
is just so fine! His def definitions include

>Note articulations (e.g. Ta, Da, Ka, Ha):
> The tongue can be used to start or attack notes differently, which
> changes the color of the notes and adds variety to the sound of the
> harp. These articulations can be associated with various spoken
> syllables, like saying "ta" or "ka" or "da" or "ha" or "la", etc.

Do other folks besides me also get a lot of mileage out of articulations
controlled by the lip? Not as fast as the tongue articulations, but I
particularly like how stable the tone (timbre) of a note is when I'm
articulating by lifting my upper lip from the harp to create a temporary
air leak, compared with tongue-position changes like `ta', `da', and `la',
which may be accompanied by unwanted timbrel changes.



John Thaden -Gil Franklin Band
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA