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Any advice you can give on how to tell my dad I'm too stupid to learn how to play the harmonica?

I'll say that I am glad to be back on the site with a new commitement to "deliberate practice"   

my question:  in playing "Leaning on the everlasting arms" first position A flat Golden Meloidy, several times go from 4 blow straight to 3" bend.   I can get the right pitch most of the time but on recording and playback it's always cluncky and rough.  is it just a matter pf practice in smoothing that out or some tip pr trick to get from 4 blow to 3"?

Monty 

I recently watched a video of a fascinating talk given by Lee Sankey on the subject of musicians' mental representations of their instruments (what he terms "brainstruments"). I'd love to hear from other players on this matter if you are willing to share. Do you see some sort of picture in your mind when you play? Does it look like a harmonica, or maybe a keyboard? Or is it something more abstract?

I am some overwhelmed by all of the material presented in Level 1. So I am considering using a dedicated iPad for my harmonica study. It will be a huge advantage to have everything in one spot. I seem to spend more time looking for stuff than I do actually working on it. continue reading...

I have small hands and am having a hard time figuring out to hold the harmonica in the ways the beginning section shows and still get my hands to touch at the palms. If I do the first method how do I move the harmonica as I move down to holes 7 and up it puts my right thumb at hole 5 and 6? Or do I just need to invent a way for it to work for me?

I'd like to be able to transcribe sheet music on my iPad. Can anybody recommend an app for this? Thanks

As soneone who struggles with music theory, here is yet another article that I am capable of understnding about 10% of. This guy is obviously on his game theory-wise, so I thought it might be useful for other students at my level.

http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2010/blue-notes/

Cheers

Andy

http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2010/blue-notes/

Hello Friends,

I am a bit more than a beginner and tried a lot of brands

high lever like the crossover and Seydel 1847 

but I feel most convenient playing the SP20  Is this because I am a beginner ?

I should have a target to like those high level brands

or its ok to stick with my beloved SP20

I will appreciate your advice 

Thank you

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I'm sure a very old topic. I have watched David's videos on topics, but for some reason I'm still having a problem. I use windows.

Best way to convert m4A to mp3 files?

I also have tried to drag and drop music files from desktop into itunes and having a problem with that. (I'm not married to using itunes, was just following David's video suggestions).

Appreciate any suggestions.

(NOTE: I joined back in 2009 and started learning for about a year...then "life got in the way" and over 10 years later I'm back and starting at the begining)!

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EDIT: save your time by not reading the entire thread but scroll down to post 14 as the riddle is solved!!

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