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David's Tip of the Day: Want to become great at playing the high end of the harmonica?

Posted Tue, 01/05/2016 - 08:54 by David Barrett Admin
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Simple, but powerful, tip today. Take each lick/song you learn and play it up an octave.

David's Tip of the Day - Challenges of Playing on the High End - Tone

Posted Wed, 10/07/2015 - 08:39 by David Barrett Admin
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As blues harmonica players we prefer the tone of the lower keyed harmonicas and the lower six holes of the harmonica. When venturing above hole 6, the tone thins and we start to move off access of our cupped hands and away from our mic.

Players commonly use slaps as their default way to present the high notes for a more powerful sound. Using octaves (4 hole for blow and 5 hole for draw) is also a great approach for a bigger sound. continue reading...