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Jew's Harp

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Overtone Melodies

Playing recognisable melodies with the harmonics.

Advanced18 min80 BPM

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Key concepts

  • Pitch targeting
  • Melody within limits
  • Phrase shape

Practice exercises

  1. 1Play a folk melody
  2. 2Record and check intonation

Today's challengeCheck for reed contact Then play it again 3 BPM faster and keep it clean.

Practice tempo

80 BPM

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