lesson books harmonica harp blues tongue block blocking

From 1:26 to 1:30, when the harmonica (and camera inside it) enters the mouth, notice how the player drops his jaw to make room for the harmonica and lowers his tongue slightly... this is the position you want to be in while playing... and most likely having the tongue in the middle-back lowered a bit more... this is an area that can cause trouble on the 2 draw. More to come...

Video Referenced
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTEXSb6duVs&feature=player_embedded

Blues Harmonica Method Level 2 BK/CD, The Tongue Block Method, just released. This would be on par with Level 4 bending and tongue block studies on the site.

Bending and advanced Tongue Blocking are covered along with three full-length song studies. Recording includes all harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment music. This book and its recording use the “C” and “A” major diatonic harmonica.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Bending
What Notes Can Be Bent
Bending Exercises
Two Note Combinations
Bending Example Song
Quartertone Bending continue reading...