Hole 4 and 6 bending with tongue block
Sat, 01/27/2018 - 17:16
Hi David:
i am switching from the pucker method to TB bending method. I can now bend holes 1: half step hole 2: 2 half steps and hole 3: 3 half steps. I really need help on holes 4,5,6. Can you refer me to more help on these holes. I can hear only a hint of a bend and i am trying so hard to change my tongue location to find the spot.
Any assitance would be very welcomed.
Jim
Tue, 01/30/2018 - 08:12
#2
Hi David:
I now can do the
Hi David:
I now can do the hole 4 with the half step bend tongue blocking. So I have hole number 6 left.....thank you
Tue, 01/30/2018 - 08:25
#3
Great! Glad to hear you're
Great! Glad to hear you're making progress. Keep working the front of your tongue.
Hello Jim. The key to bending the higher notes is in using more of the front of the tongue, further forward in your mouth (such as when saying SH). Watch Bending Study 1 again on the tongue location I describe, especially for hole 6. The goal is to resist moving the back of the tongue... keep the focus up front (the 4' will use some of the back of the tongue). Focus on hole 6 and the rest will be easy. Keep at it, you'll get it with continued experimentation.