General Discussion

Good morning,

Apologies for the daft lad query but..... is there a mechanism whereby I can download some of the Lesson Study videos so I can view them offline?

Reason being, I am on the road much of the time and so I'm not always able to obtain internet connectivty. Would be really useful to be able to download a chunk of the videos when online and then view them when on the road.

Any advice would be most welcome.

VBR

Peter

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Good day to everyone. I have just signed up and know this question has probably been asked and answered already. As I was looking to sign up I noticed almost all the online courses use a C harmonica. What is the advantage to using the A harmonica in this course? I thought it might be that an A is better for learning the blues. Thanks again.

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I'm working my way through LOA 1 (and venturing a bit into 2). Watched the videos on recording methods and really liked the idea of recording on GarageBand to check my rthym with Dave's study song recording. I was hoping to use my AirPods as the audio input source, but GarageBand refuses to recognize it. Researched the problem online and tried several recommended solutions with no joy. continue reading...

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Hello fellow harmonica players!

I guess this topic came up a lot in this forum, but I'm really struggling about what kind of practice schedule I need. continue reading...

Hey everyone!

I was gifted a special 20 harmonica in E for christmas, but I'm having a really hard time finding practice songs for E. There seems to be mostly songs in A and C out there... Any ideas on where to look and/or suggestions on songs I can try to play? :) I'm a total beginner and need all the advice in can get!

Best

Celina

Hey there folks, (don't laugh) but what's the best/easiest harp to use for E>A>B 12 bar blues?  I'm not totally unfamiliar with the harp but mostly been in a folky, C>G>D kinda zone so far...

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I am a (returning) very beginner and am searching for ways to improve quality and consistency of my tone. continue reading...