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David's Tip of the Day: Introduction to Studio Harmonica Work Pt. 3

Posted Thu, 08/20/2015 - 07:36 by David Barrett Admin
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Ross Garren's final part of his series on Introduction to Studio Harmonica Work http://tightcup.com/introduction-to-studio-harmonica-work-part-3/

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David's Tip of the Day: My Harp Doesn't work by Jon Harl

Posted Tue, 05/12/2015 - 08:49 by David Barrett Admin
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If a reed doesn’t produce any sound it could be broken. But first it might be stuck with dried salvia or way too much spit in the harp. Do not try to force the reed free by blowing or drawing hard on that one hole (if the reed suddenly releases, this powerful force can break the reed), OR stick something in the hole to free the reed. Play a gentle chord (include the offender in the chord), blow and draw, with a big flow of air. continue reading...

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David's Tip of the Day: Introduction to Studio Harmonica Work, Part 2

Posted Wed, 03/04/2015 - 09:12 by David Barrett Admin
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Let's stay on the Ross Garren theme for today... his second article of "Introduction to Studio Harmonica Work" is now up: http://tightcup.com/introduction-studio-harmonica-work-part-2/

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David's Tip of the Day: 8 Hours a Day Practice

Posted Tue, 11/18/2014 - 08:57 by David Barrett Admin
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A student asked how I would structure an 8 hour a day practice routine. I thought you would appreciate seeing this...

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Assuming I was where you're at right now, this is how I would structure my practice day...

1) 15m - Warm up playing scales: Major Pentatonic and Blues Scale for each chord of the three positions (C, G, D, A) across the entire range of the harmonica.

2) 15m - Arpeggios: Major, Minor and 7th Chords from of all the chords based on the home scale in three positions (C, G and D scales) continue reading...

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David's Tip of the Day: An Introduction to Studio Harmonica Work, Part I by Ross Garren

Posted Thu, 08/14/2014 - 08:15 by David Barrett Admin
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Fellow LOA student Ross Garren just started this article series for Lone Wolf Blues Co.

An Introduction to Studio Harmonica Work, Part I
http://tightcup.com/introduction-studio-work-part/

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