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harmonica playing recordings for you to critique

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Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:21
Jimmy Bugert
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David, I got my first harp in the spring of 2008. I want to submit my first set of harmonica playing recordings for you to critique. I know I owe you a fee for this. If you want to take it out of my PayPal account that is fine with me. If I should do something different to pay you just let me know. I can attach a MP3 file which is about 6 1/2 minutes long with a C Special 20 marine band. I go through bends, head shake, Tremelo, Vibrato, Pulls, slaps, slow, fast, bends into bends, etc. If I should submit something different just ask. Would a xxx.MOV from my Zoom Q3 with high quality audio show you my hand, face technique better for your analysis? Thanks for your help.

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Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:42
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David Barrett
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Hello Jimmy. If you subscribe for a year on the site, you can then send an MP3 to me for review. If you want to publish it to YouTube, shure I can watch the video if you wish. ALL subscribers of the site can audio record study songs and send to me via "Submit Recordings for Review" an the individual lesson pages. Study Songs are THE way you develop your skill set the best... Bending and Tongue Blocking study songs being the most important... as the Lesson Plans state. I look forward to hearing your work.

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Fri, 12/16/2011 - 18:35
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Jimmy Bugert
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Your Clarification was very helpful

David, Thanks! I also see and have now reread your FAQ Tab, and found by looking in the last item, "Can I submit non lesson songs for review.?" I see where you reemphasize you really want me to submit a Lesson Song you wrote, which I have studied, and you give me several well stated reasons there. You don't want just some random bends, shakes, tremolo etc.
I'll do that with ''Walk With Me'' or "Feeling the Blues" and plan to have the jam track in the background if I can record it that way. Thanks for clearing this up. Dang, wish I had asked this earlier as I was thinking it cost extra. I think I have been with this series about 2 years.
JimmyBB

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Fri, 12/16/2011 - 19:33
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You got it... your main study each day should be on these study songs... this is how I designed the lessons.

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