I'm following your classes, I like them a lot. bending is improving, but i have many questions, especially on the third hole bent notes:
- I barely manage to play 1 out 3 bent notes....
- I breathe in when i play it in a very strong way... i think I'm not doing it in the right way, also because i don't manage to play the other 2 notes at all. can you help me please at improving? what should I do? if you listen, there's too much air in the sound I think. I almost squeeze my lips on the harp in order to play it... How to make it happened?
i love this piece of music a lot, but I have some problems at playing it. First: it's seems much harder for me to play the third bent note, like it seems to me that I squeeze my mouth, a lot of air passes through it, and than some sound appears. the result is a very "airy" (meaning full of air) sound. it's far away from what you manage to play.
second i don't get what you do when you play on the IV. first, second and third blow, then third bent ... and then? and I don't get how to put them together, linked...
and then I don't get much of the V. Basically when you do the bent notes, i don't know how to play them well.... how to improve the bending on the Third hole? thanks a lot, big hug from italy
Hi Davide - On the IV, I'm blowing on the first hole, then blowing on the second hole, then I'm blowing on the third hole - after that, I'm drawing on the third hole bent and I'm quickly bending it just a little more before returning to blowing on the third hole. Also, if you're having trouble with the bends, Sonic Junction has a huge backlog of lessons. Go back and look for some of Jerry Portnoy's early lessons on bending and getting a clear, focused tone without sounding "airy". Most importantly don't become discouraged. You only have to put in the time practicing. It might not sound like you want it to sound right away, but trust me, If this stuff was really difficult, I couldn't do it! :-)
Last thing: the sound when I do the bending on the second hole it's full of air, is it right? my breathing gets extremly full of energy when i play the 2 holes, especially when i do the bending.... how to do the bending note without becoming a ballon?? is it a matter of finding the right position of the mouth and tongue?
I've Just started to follow your lessons, awesome. I like them a lot, but I must admit that I get confused when you play some sentences, switching quicky from blowing to drawing. I don't get how to switch that quickly, as if the notes were both blown or drawn... minute 2:17 when you start playing.
I also have some problems in bending the 3rd hole.... 4th and 6th it's ok, second a little bit. The third, I can't even play 1 of the 3 bending notes! do you have any Suggestion?
last: do you write down, maybe in tabs, something you play? Because I try to emulate what you do, but than I forget some parts, so if there's anything written down, would be definitely helpful. Thanks Jerry, big hug from Italy
Hi Jerry,
I'm following your classes, I like them a lot. bending is improving, but i have many questions, especially on the third hole bent notes:
- I barely manage to play 1 out 3 bent notes....
- I breathe in when i play it in a very strong way... i think I'm not doing it in the right way, also because i don't manage to play the other 2 notes at all. can you help me please at improving? what should I do? if you listen, there's too much air in the sound I think. I almost squeeze my lips on the harp in order to play it... How to make it happened?
Thanks,
Davide (from Italy)
Hi Rick,
i love this piece of music a lot, but I have some problems at playing it. First: it's seems much harder for me to play the third bent note, like it seems to me that I squeeze my mouth, a lot of air passes through it, and than some sound appears. the result is a very "airy" (meaning full of air) sound. it's far away from what you manage to play.
second i don't get what you do when you play on the IV. first, second and third blow, then third bent ... and then? and I don't get how to put them together, linked...
and then I don't get much of the V. Basically when you do the bent notes, i don't know how to play them well.... how to improve the bending on the Third hole? thanks a lot, big hug from italy
Hi Davide - On the IV, I'm blowing on the first hole, then blowing on the second hole, then I'm blowing on the third hole - after that, I'm drawing on the third hole bent and I'm quickly bending it just a little more before returning to blowing on the third hole. Also, if you're having trouble with the bends, Sonic Junction has a huge backlog of lessons. Go back and look for some of Jerry Portnoy's early lessons on bending and getting a clear, focused tone without sounding "airy". Most importantly don't become discouraged. You only have to put in the time practicing. It might not sound like you want it to sound right away, but trust me, If this stuff was really difficult, I couldn't do it! :-)
Last thing: the sound when I do the bending on the second hole it's full of air, is it right? my breathing gets extremly full of energy when i play the 2 holes, especially when i do the bending.... how to do the bending note without becoming a ballon?? is it a matter of finding the right position of the mouth and tongue?
thanks a lot Jerry, God bless
Hi Jerry!
I've Just started to follow your lessons, awesome. I like them a lot, but I must admit that I get confused when you play some sentences, switching quicky from blowing to drawing. I don't get how to switch that quickly, as if the notes were both blown or drawn... minute 2:17 when you start playing.
I also have some problems in bending the 3rd hole.... 4th and 6th it's ok, second a little bit. The third, I can't even play 1 of the 3 bending notes! do you have any Suggestion?
last: do you write down, maybe in tabs, something you play? Because I try to emulate what you do, but than I forget some parts, so if there's anything written down, would be definitely helpful. Thanks Jerry, big hug from Italy