Posted Wed, 03/12/2014 - 09:57 by David Barrett Admin
"Walkin' By Myself" by Jimmy Rogers and Big Walter Horton stands the test of time as one of our greatest harp accompaniment and solo recordings every produced. Thanks to the "You Missed Monday" crew at the B1 Blues Room for sharing this.
Posted Fri, 12/27/2013 - 22:48 by David Barrett Admin
In this lesson Ryan continues his work on Improvising (V-IV-I licks), Accompaniment (Hole Changes), Solo Harmonica playing (Charleston rhythm) and the slow blues study song with breaks, "Blues Creapin' Over Me."
Lesson 23 - Intro & Accompaniment Study 3: Harmonica and Chord Review
Lesson 23 - Accompaniment Study 3: Hole Changes Review
Lesson 23 - Accompaniment Study 3: Blues Creapin’ Over Me
Lesson 23 - Solo Harmonica Study 3: Ex. 1.4
Lesson 23 - Accompaniment Study 3: Ex. 1-8
Posted Wed, 12/18/2013 - 09:34 by David Barrett Admin
The most basic way of playing with a vocalist is to play when they're not singing, called playing "fills." This naming comes from the idea that you're "filling" the holes left by the vocals.
The first challenge is to know when to start playing (this tends to be fairly intuitive) and when to stop playing (which is a little less intuitive... it's easy to play too long and step on the next line of the vocals).
Posted Mon, 12/16/2013 - 09:54 by David Barrett Admin
When students work on their improvising skills, they find it challenging to come up with cool fills for their Af Af At and Af Af B Chorus Forms. The easiest place to find lots of fills is in songs where there's harmonica playing fills between vocals. The study song "I Want You With Me" in Accompaniment Study 4 is a good example.