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Order of study

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Tue, 12/31/2024 - 03:31
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I'm looking at level four. There's a lot of different material here. Do you have a recommendation in what order to tackle it?

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Tue, 12/31/2024 - 14:51
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David Barrett
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Hello Roger. You can choose

Hello Roger.

You can choose whichever order works best for you, but probably working on one study song and a couple of other elements as well makes sense instead of doing two big songs at the same time. Record those and submit those to me for review. Then move on to the other material and submit those as part of the official test (and email me a reminder that you already submitted the other material).

So maybe...

Study Song (Tongue Blocking): "Gary's Blues" recorded to Jam Track
Solo Harmonica Study 2: Example 2.1 or 2.2 with Metronome
Improvising Study 1, Assignment 1: Lick played in all Chorus Forms to Jam Track

Then...

Study Song (Bending): "Take it Easy Now" or "The Strut" to Jam Track
Scale: C Major (Entire Range)
Accompaniment Study 4: Playing under vocals and Fills to "I Want You With Me" Jam Track

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