[Harp-L] 12th Position

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 12/3/2007 5:55:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Look, I  know I'm probably going to get some disagreement here as far as 
'exact pitch'  goes, but the best guide is just to mash down on the 2 hole bend as 
far as you  can.
Depending on the harp, you might be a few cents  out one way or the other, 
but the 'floor' of bend 2 is the keynote of  12th


Mashing down the two hole inhale bend to the floor will give you a tone  
approximately 20 cents flat of the true pitch. To play well in 12th position  
w/tonic note, learn to play that note at pitch. The same goes for all the notes  
created w/bending techniques. If you push them to the "floor", the tone will be 
 below the true pitch of that specific note.
 
I teach how to aim for a foot above the "floor" when bending to a note - a  
mental visual image to help with the owning of the proper technique.
 
The Iceman




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