General Discussion

Hello,Am I doing tremolo? Im opening and closing my vocal cords as David Barrett teaches. But if vibrato is about a pitch. Does it mean that tremolo shouldn't have a change in pitch? I link video of 1 blow tremolo, on an app that shows pitch of a sound.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JMlaGiOPYCA

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Krzysztof

Hi All,

I'm currently reading 'The Practice of Practice' by Jonathan Harnum (which is excellent by the way). In it, he talks about finding ways of breaking the boredom of practice and so I thought I might buy a bullet mic and amplifier. Can anyone recommend a cheapish bullet mic and amp. I live in the UK.

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Mark.

Hi All,

I have been watching an instruction video on how to play the harmonica licks on 'Scratch My Back' by Slim Harpo and have come across the terms 'scoop' and 'vibrato'. Both techniques seem similar to 'dip' and 'tremolo' which I understand (and can play). What are the differences?

Also, can anyone point me to lessons on how to do tongue splits (octaves for example) on this site.

Thanks,

Mark.

Hello all,

Does anyone know of a way to purchase this album digitally? The CD is out there but I am unable to find a digital version. Not a big deal as I can make due with the hard copy but I figured I'd check to see if I'm missing something. 

Thanks!

I am finding the shake to be a weak point in my technique. Looking for tips to improve it. I find that when it does go well for me, it's almost as if my lips are sticking to the harp a bit, but if I do the shake at the end of a longer lick, the harp is pretty slick, and the shake often sounds...wan, for lack of a better term.

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I just wanted to say how much fun this (deceptively simple) study is!

Great work David

cheers

Adam

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Hi,

I am looking at the way that exercise 1.7 is played, which is with a triplet at the end of the first bar. The swing makes it a standard of the kind that is often heard, yet I have been playing it also without the swing. I am considering the several ways in which the triplet is to be played. One is to play it with equal time for each of the three (+2, +3, +2). Tell me whether there are other ways.

Regards,

Hitesh

I have trouble blocking 3 holes simultaneously. Is it ok to blow/draw a 3 note chord and just block 2 holes?