General Discussion

Hello All;

Well, I have been invited to a JAM at a friends house.

He s going to play guitar songs in DO....What harmonika key should I bring? 

Thanks;

Steve

Hi David,

I am practicing 4-5 nightst per week. Minimum 2+ hours per pracrtice session using all my harmonica's for your levels of achievement program but I am primarily using the A, C and G when I play to backing tracks. How long should these harmonicas last before I should get new ones? I think I remember you saying early on in the LOA sessions that 3 months is a rule of thumb with heavy usage. 

wow!  bar 6 of feelin for the blues chorus 3 is gon be tough to hit.  especially in tune and in time. only recently I learned that somebody was right. early bending trails when you think you're humping the back of the tongue, you're not. humping the middle instead. but once you start to get it, it's awesome feeling to feel the air flow change and rush in the bend

my question: if I have song on mp3 or cd that I want to practice some of the level 3 accompaniment stuff to, is there some way to figure out what key they're doing it in? continue reading...

I wonder how many of you have discovered Davids repertoire builder in Lessons, Level 6 Tongue Blocking 4.5 “Perfect Shade of Blue”. What a great piece. I highly recommended it so check it out. Many thanks David and Sharon.

I just started a local class with Nic Clark and we are learning Evans Shuffle.  Does anyone have the harmonica tab or sheet music?  

okay. earnestly working on level 3 study song and the dip has taken days of practice and still it's not there yet. closer though.

I backed up and found the segment on recording software as well, and have been applying  the tips to Audacity. still got much to learn there as well recording and playback best way to improve.  in the first choruses of "feelin' for the blues" my bends sound more like hens'a layin' in the hen house than the smooth bends. continue reading...

Hi

Dos anyone knows or have a backing track for Big Walter Horton Blues Harp Shuffle?

Regards

Michael 

Hi

I’m just a beginner but like this tune and can play some of it but has anyone got a nice blues version of this song? 

I’d like to hear it 

When you learn songs you expect you get better with every repetition, don't you?

I've noticed that sometimes my performance get worse and worse. Have you noticed anything like that?

Also - sometimes I notice that when playing becomes almost automatic, and then I start to think - "how did I just done that?", that will break automation and I cannot play it at all.

Also - the song which I havent' played for a while, say few weeks - it's like I have to relearn it again. continue reading...

I apologise if this is a silly question.As a complete beginner, who has considerable facial hair, I would like to know whether the moustache can impede harmonica playing. If so, then is a simple trim around the lips (to clear the lips of hair) a suitable solution? Many thanks.