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Thread #58620 Message #2906196
Posted By: open mike
13-May-10 - 02:15 PM
Thread Name: how to play a jaws harp
Subject: RE: how to play a jaws harp
make sure to keep your mouth open and your teeth far enough apart that the blade or tongue (moving part) has room to pass between
your teeth as it vibrates...avoid dental work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew%27s_harp
http://www.davidholt.com/music/playjawharp.html - David Holt's tutorial
if a picture is worth 1,000 words, how many is a moving picture worth?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddhb8oKoWmon - jaw harp heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx0nnZZVnd8 - appalachian style
there is actually a festival...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LMrSgRgiEk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23kzXRaosyA&feature=related
auld lang syne
Buffy St. Marie plays mouth bow on Pete Seeger's t.v.show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krx2MoTaAVo&feature=related
http://www.alashensemble.com/instruments_xomus.htm
in Tuva this type of instrument is called xomus of khomus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIFgGveeF84
and in India..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMXzCGNPSo&feature=related
Kyrgyzstan...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPTWQnEMEjg&feature=related
there is also a video from Brazil (or Portugal)
they are also popular/common in Scandinavian Norwegian music.