Second week
Hello Everybody;This is my second week doing the course and I am enjoying it.I have been playing for 6 month using the pucker method so now it is a challenge to switch to the tongue blocking method but i am sticking with for the moment.The harp that used to use was a Marine Bank Classic in C and now for two weeks I have been using a Special 20 in A for the course. I just played ¨Walk with Me¨ with the Marine Band (in C) and I found it an easier breather. I feel that the special 20 offers more resistance when I breath on it. Is it because they are different keys (A vs C) or the design makes the difference?What is your take on this?Thanks
Thanks for the replay.
I also find the MB easier to hold.
Might go get a MB in G to continue with the course....
Well, I bought 10 different harmonicas in 4 different keys (5 A, 2 G, 2 C and 1 D) during my first year because I hoped they may be better and easier to play. Every harp is a bit different and some of them reallly helped me to learn a particular technique easier than others, but now I can play all of them equally easily. So perhaps, instead of buying and trying, I could simply practice more and the result would be the same :-)
I hear you, thanks
Higher key harps tend to be more responsive than lower keys, especially in the low octave, However I also found Marine Band easier to play than Special 20 when I began playing one and a half year ago. This difference will soon wanish as you make some progress.