Level 4 - Levels of Achievement
Within this lesson plan you’ll learn how to: perform pulls and flutters; play syncopated rhythms; play shuffle bass lines; play fills and more advanced backing ideas for vocals and other instruments while they solo; and play music notated for other instruments on the harmonica.
Watch the video at left for more details.
When you've completed the material below, submit it to me (David Barrett) for review and LOA recognition. After submitting your material, a confirmation page will provide you with a link to pay the $55 testing fee. Reminder... to receive LOA recognition the program is to be completed in order (starting from Level 1).
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Lesson Plan/Requirements
"Gary’s Blues" Tongue Blocking Study 3
In this lesson you’ll learn pulls, flutters and syncopated rhythms.
"Take it Easy Now" or "The Strut" Bending Studies 2.5 or 3
Listen to both of these on the website and choose one to study and submit for evaluation.
Solo Harmonica Study 2
Focus heavily on Examples 2.1 and 2.2, these shuffle lines are very common on the harmonica.
Accompaniment Study 4 – Fills
In this study you learn how to play fills in the spaces between the vocals and more ideas on how to approach playing under vocals and solos of other instruments.
Movement Exercises – Scales
Focus on the C Major Scale across the entire range of the harmonica—skipping the 10’+
Improvising Study 1 - Assignment 1: Placing lick into Chorus Form Context
In this lesson you learn how to take one lick and place it into the most common phrasing types used by pro players.
Music Theory Study 1 – Section 4
In this lesson you learn how to take music for any instrument and rewrite it for the harmonica.
Once you’ve completed this material it’s now time record and submit the written section to David for review.
Take Level 4 TestAdditional Helpful Material
Revisit the tremolo technique in the lesson Tremolo & Vibrato, it's used a lot in this level’s study songs.
Now that you’re in the intermediate study plan, make sure to watch Intermediate Student Ryan Walker to see how he's doing with the same material.
