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What's New - Gary Smith Contributor Submission #59 – Break Songs

Posted Thu, 05/25/2017 - 09:52 by David Barrett Admin
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In Gary’s latest submission we continue the focus on songs that use breaks.

What's New - BlowsMeAway Shop Tour

Posted Thu, 05/18/2017 - 20:35 by David Barrett Admin
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Join Greg Heumann and me for a shop tour of BlowsMeAway Productions. In this tour we'll talk about his products, the reasoning behind the need for those products and the best part of the tour... Greg actually makes a wood microphone for us on camera! If you would like to ask Greg questions, post in the "Ask Harp Mic Expert Greg Heumann" portion of the forum. continue reading...

Midi Harmonica Demo

Posted Thu, 05/11/2017 - 09:18 by David Barrett Admin
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BluesHarmonica.com technology instructor showing what the new midi harmonica can do. Thanks John! https://youtu.be/l7Qu_sTLBT8

Edinburgh Harmonica Workshop July 21-23, 2017

Posted Wed, 05/10/2017 - 10:31 by David Barrett Admin
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Coming up in just 72 days is the Edinburgh Harmonica Workshop, Scotland’s largest harmonica event. There are some seats still available, so if you were on the fence about coming, now’s the time to act! I’ll be joined by Will Wilde, Liam Alexander Ward and Tomlin Leckie for the concert and jam sessions, with each of us teaching three different subject matter classes during the day over the weekend. For more information visit www.edinburghharmonica.com. I look forward to working with all that can make it.

You’re playing all night

Posted Fri, 05/05/2017 - 14:52 by David Barrett Admin
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Students that come to me to study improvising commonly say that they feel that they’re good players, but when playing a couple times around the form they run out of ideas. The issue is that players commonly have enough vocabulary, but they’re using up all of their ideas too quickly. I teach them how to use phrasing (how the repetition of a lick within a twelve-bar section is important for developing a memorable solo) and to understand that soloing is not all about fireworks, it’s about telling a story. continue reading...

Lee Oskar Article

Posted Thu, 05/04/2017 - 10:41 by David Barrett Admin
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Blues Blast Magazine just released an article on harmonica player Lee Oskar http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/issue-11-18-may-4-2017/

Global Blues Harmonica Summit Early Bird Pricing ($59)

Posted Mon, 05/01/2017 - 08:20 by David Barrett Admin
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Early bird pricing ($59) for the Global Blues Harmonica Summit has just been announced... jump on it if you were thinking of attending http://www.harmonica123.com/…/Global_Blues_Harmonica_Summit…
If you're wondering if you're tech-savvy enough to participate, no need to worry, watch this video http://www.globalbluesharmonicasummit.com/tech-spec/

Gary Smith Contributor Submission #58 – Break Licks and More Songs

Posted Mon, 04/10/2017 - 14:19 by David Barrett Admin
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In Gary’s latest submission we continue the focus on blues breaks, this time showing you cool break licks you can play and two more song examples. You can find this lesson here http://www.bluesharmonica.com/contributor/gary_smith

Tip of the Day - Chord Detection Software

Posted Mon, 04/10/2017 - 14:11 by David Barrett Admin
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For students that are interested in playing to non-12 bar blues, here's software that can tell you the chord used in a given song riffstation.com

Once you know the chords, you can use Music Theory Study 6 to help show you what to do with this information.

Thanks to fellow BluesHarmonica.com student Steve B. for sharing this information.

What's New: Bob Corritore Interview

Posted Fri, 03/31/2017 - 17:43 by David Barrett Admin
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Bob Corritore is considered among the top traditional Chicago blues harmonica players on the scene today. Additionally he is the owner of the Rhythm Room, the radio show host of “Those Lowdown Blues” on KJZZ, the founder of Southwest Musical Arts Foundation, an official endorser of Hohner harmonicas, a Keeping The Blues Alive award recipient, a Grammy nominated harmonica player and producer, an honorary member of Collectif Des Radios Blues, and a great fan of, and active participant in blues music in general. continue reading...