Snoopy Jaw Harp

Snoopy Jaw Harp Review

Because of the two discouraging reviews for the jaw-harp that are here I thought I should share my own experience with learning the jaw harp and how much fun it has been to be able to play it.

I got my jaw harp several years ago as a Christmas present and just gave my mom a look like "What is this supposed to do?" Of course, neither of us, or my brother and dad, could play it, but we could hear the vibrations of the jaw harp resonating in our heads. So for about 3 maybe 4 months I practiced and practiced and still couldn't get any audible sound out of it. So I put it somewhere for later, probably a box and soon lost it.

About a year later going through old belongings and deciding what to throw away I came across my jaw harp and decided to give it another go. And that time it sounded different. So I run into the other room and get someone to confirm that it is making actual noise instead of me just hearing things in my head. And it really was making sound! After that I would carry it around everywhere both as something to do when bored and as an ice-breaker when I'm meeting people (this has been very useful in college).

During high school I finally decided that there has to be more to do with a jaw harp than just these basic sounds I can produce. So I looked up the jaw harp online and tried to find something else to do. I then discovered that you can say the vowels a-e-i-o-u, this IS NOT just talking out the vowels while playing. I don't know exactly how it works but if you can play the jaw harp already it is the easiest thing to learn, just don't talk! From there you can start to talk, just watch out for words that make your tongue move toward the metal reed (words with "s" in them especially).

Since coming to college I really wanted to know whether or not the jaw harp could be played in song or orchestra. I do know that several bands have used it but the most significant thing I have found is that Johann Georg Albrechstberger produced 7 concertos for the jaw harp. You can listen to them here http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/12/orchestral_jews.html

This is a great thing to learn to play but don't be discouraged by the initial lack of sound. If you keep at it you'll be playing a year sooner than I was.

Snoopy Jaw Harp Feature

• Most commonly it is referred to as a Jews Harp.
• The Juice Harp is played by holding the instrument between the teeth and or lips.
• You then pluck the metal reed with your finger.

Snoopy Jaw Harp Overview

This instrument is known by many names. Most commonly it is referred to as a Jews Harp. Other terms used include Jaw Harp and Juice Harp. The Juice Harp is played by holding the instrument between the teeth and or lips. You then pluck the metal reed with your finger. This simple instrument gives you an amazing range of tones and pitches just by varying your mouth shape and degree of plucking. Many of us were first exposed to this instrument by the most famous of all Juice Harp Players, Snoopy! Snoopy even has his own signature model of Juice Harp.

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