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Practice question

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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 14:42
Norlo28
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Hi Dave (and the rest of the community). Sorry for asking so many question in little time.I recently watched the INCREDIBLE Robert Bonfiglio interview. Lots of food for thought, specially when he talks about practicing. He doesn't pull any punches.To be honest, I want to seriously learn and play the harmonica but I'm already 34 years old and it's really hard to practice many hours now. I usually practice 1:30 or two hours a day diatonic and chromatic. Then I practice guitar as much as I can.I miss the times when I lived with my mom and practiced 12 hours a day to get my jazz guitar degree.Any thoughs on practice?Thanks.

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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 15:48
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David Barrett
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Hello Norlo28. Yeah, that

Hello Norlo28.

Yeah, that was a great interview... glad you liked it.

You're like most of us that have other responsibilities and cannot devote as much time as we would like, but an hour and a half is damn is good (most of my private students struggle to get 30m a day).

If you're looking for inspiration on "what" to work on, then check out this series https://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/practice_study_1

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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 17:30
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I just watched the first

I just watched the first three videos an really good explaination on how to practice. Really inspiring. 

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Thu, 02/15/2024 - 19:38
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Great to hear

Great to hear

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Fri, 02/16/2024 - 16:25
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Hey David! I just checked out

Hey David! I just checked out the solo harmonica study #1 and learnt until example number 1.7 and got into the zone practicing that groove. I got inspired and played it with my G and lof F harmonicas as well. Great stuff!

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Fri, 02/16/2024 - 20:55
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Glad you're liking it Norlo28

Glad you're liking it Norlo28

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