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Discussion with members pertaining to blues harmonica. Question to head instructor David Barrett should go to "Ask Instructor David Barrett" below

Cleartune

Posted Tue, 04/24/2012 - 03:11 by Dave Hall
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My cleartune app is proving useless for harp. I get wildly inaccurate and inconsistent readings. Side by side with my korg tuner, I can see there is no problem with the harp or my ears :) is it just mine? I dumped and reinstalled it but no change. No big deal, my korg works, but the iPhone app would have been very handy and rechargeable

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Bending Woes

Posted Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:39 by cdesch
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After looking at the bending studies I can achieve a pitch drop by turning the harmonica downward against my lower lip as I draw. Is this a proper bending method? Feel free to comment as wheather I am doing this right.

Trying hard

C. Desch

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SUB 30

Posted Fri, 04/20/2012 - 21:39 by SOTB
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Gary & Dave do it again with theses submissions!

Luv these

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SBWII phrases video

Posted Thu, 04/12/2012 - 02:57 by jodanchudan
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Just found this video on YouTube listing 33 Sonny Boy phrasing ideas - pretty cool stuff, I thought.
http://youtu.be/vVe6LfCduiw

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Aki's Deville

Posted Fri, 04/06/2012 - 05:33 by Dave Hall
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i just watched Aki's latest contribution about modifying his Hotrod DeVille. thats great!. this is a 4x10amp i can actually get hold of in Australia, and the mods as described by Val King are really clear and straightforward. brilliant! Thanks Aki
Dave

Ryan Lesson 3

Posted Tue, 03/27/2012 - 22:19 by SOTB
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Sounding good
It's obvious that you're woodshedding
With Dave's knowledge and your dedication the sky's the limit !

P.S.
I have the same problem with lighting up on my pulls
It takes control & touch but we will get it when we put in enough reps

Audacity?

Posted Mon, 03/26/2012 - 05:07 by Marko
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How can i hear myself while recording or when not recording with audacity?
how can i set the software?

thanks for any replies

Marko

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Jam Tracks

Posted Sat, 03/24/2012 - 15:29 by Jon M Harl
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Not to take anything away from Dave but sometimes I lurk on the Modern Blues Harmonica forum that Adam Gussow supports. Today I checked out the rest of the site and found some jam tracks for sell. The two volumes cost a whopping total of $20.00. They're great. I would highly recommend them. Also the Grove Trax that Jimi Lee has produced are outstanding and I think you can get those through Dave. I think supporting these efforts is giving back to the community that David has suggested. If you have any other jam tracks other than David's post it here for everyone to see. continue reading...

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Google+ Circle for Harp Players

Posted Sat, 03/24/2012 - 05:37 by Keithmtx
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Google+ "hangouts" provide a fun way to meet online in a video conf with up to 10 people at a time. Should be an excellent way to share riffs, resources, talk about bluesharmonica.com courses, and harmonica playing technique. After creating a free account, search for Harmonica Circle and add the members of each to your own harmonica circle. Then watch for invitations to live online meetings and ongoing discussion about harmonica playing. If a circle exist specific to bluesharmonica.com let me know.
Keith

Blocking of harmonica with saliva

Posted Tue, 03/13/2012 - 05:31 by bordercollie
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Hi
I don't know if there is an answer to this one but I will ask anyway. continue reading...

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