I picked up the harmonica a while a go and i've kind of been off and on with practicing it. I've already learned how to bend, I understand a lot of the comments, and I can play single note melodies fairly well (I haven't really tried doing chords too much yet). Anyway the MAIN problem i'm having is breath control. I just flat run out of breath, especially if I get into it. A lot of times what happens is on one of my draw notes I'll really suck in big time and bleh the noise is outrageous. I'm really looking for things I can do to improve my breath control, maybe some warm ups, tips, anything really.
I picked up the harmonica a while a go and i've kind of been off and on with practicing it. I've already learned how to bend, I understand a lot of the comments, and I can play single note melodies fairly well (I haven't really tried doing chords too much yet). Anyway the MAIN problem i'm having is breath control. I just flat run out of breath, especially if I get into it. A lot of times what happens is on one of my draw notes I'll really suck in big time and bleh the noise is outrageous. I'm really looking for things I can do to improve my breath control, maybe some warm ups, tips, anything really.
The breathing should work with the tune your playing (since harmonica is about in- and exhaling), so if you've got less draw notes than blow notes, accent the draws, if it's the other way around, blow harder.
And practice a lot! Don't blow/draw too hard, and see how you go from there!
The breathing should work with the tune your playing (since harmonica is about in- and exhaling), so if you've got less draw notes than blow notes, accent the draws, if it's the other way around, blow harder.
And practice a lot! Don't blow/draw too hard, and see how you go from there!
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