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David's Tip of the Day: Different Types of Tremolo and Vibrato - Part 8, Vibrato (3 Draw)

Posted Tue, 05/27/2014 - 07:53 by David Barrett Admin
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Let's now try to create the vibrato on an unbent note.

Play your 3 draw and prepare your mouth to bend, but don't bend... keep your tongue and throat relaxed. Your mouth should be tuned to the 3 draw and is ready to influence the pitch when the tremolo starts. Now play your 3 draw with your throat tremolo and the vibrato should be there.

If you're vibrato is not there, then either your muscles are too tense or you're not tuned to the 3 draw. continue reading...

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David's Tip of the Day: Where to find Harp Fills

Posted Mon, 12/16/2013 - 09:54 by David Barrett Admin
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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.

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