Jew's Harp path
Foundations
Finding the Overtones
Moving the tongue to select harmonics.
Beginner14 min70 BPM
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Key concepts
- Tongue as resonator
- Harmonic series
- Front vs back vowels
Practice exercises
- 1Sweep low to high slowly
- 2Hold three distinct overtones
Today's challengeCheck for reed contact Then play it again 3 BPM faster and keep it clean.
Practice tempo
70 BPM
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