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Tramp Groove Rhythmic Variations

Posted Tue, 11/15/2011 - 11:32 by hank stefaniak
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OMG!! - what the two of you do here is wicked!!!

And then I watched to two Improvising videos - absolutely great!! And what a display of over the top playing!!

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Improvising Lesson 10/ Game Plan for Benefiting from this Site

Posted Sun, 11/13/2011 - 12:04 by Anne Marie Jackson
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I really enjoyed lesson 10 on improvising. Great finishing touch on this set of lessons. If you're like me, with a day job and a busy life, then maybe you've jumped around a bit in these lessons. David summarizes all of the lessons really nicely, so you can get a sense of what you've missed, and whets your appetite a bit to try them. He also puts the information in context, so you get an idea of where it's best to put your energies for your level. Very inspiring, because you feel you're on track for where you're headed with, what I think, is the ultimate promised land for blues harmonica. continue reading...

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Blues licks for chromatic harmonica

Posted Wed, 11/09/2011 - 17:07 by sergiojl
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Any resource for chromatic harmonica blues licks would be welcomed.

Thanks in advance.

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Tongue blocking mouth feeling

Posted Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:31 by sergiojl
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I haven't had problems with diatonics but tongue blocking while using the chromatic is different.
A 4 holes embouchure only cover three holes in the chromatic and I have to change my mouth feelings in order to achieve a four holes embouchure.
I put this post in General because I think is better for recalling answers from David, WInslow or forum members.

When I play diatonic (tongue blocking) the note I play is aimed slightly at the right from my mouth center. continue reading...

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Sonny Boy Williamson must learn songs

Posted Wed, 10/26/2011 - 08:04 by LearningTheHarp
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Does anyone have a list of "Sonny Boy Williamson must learn songs" ??

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Harp Jam Group

Posted Tue, 10/25/2011 - 09:57 by hank stefaniak
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I'm trying to get a small group of harp players in the area together to jam, talk harp gear, share etc. Any tips to help us get going? Most of us are intermediate at best but interested in learning and improving. Thoughts on size, frequency of get togethers, backing tracks or 'live' guitar, just play or agenda?? I think we want to keep it casual at this point but recognize that the only time we see each other is at the local jams which tend to be guitar, vocals and band focussed. All ideas welcome.

Thanks in advance

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Sorry: But I just can't shake hating doing fills: need some words of wisdom

Posted Sat, 10/22/2011 - 20:42 by Anne Marie Jackson
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I just don't get fills. I don't know where they come from. Maybe I should just give this up. It ain't happenin'. I hate doing chorus forms because of fills. I don't want to hear my attempts at them. They just go sour, have no rhythm. Learning songs doesn't help. I can only play the licks within the context of the song. I can't access them outside the song, and I don't how to pull any inspiration for fills from them anyway. And to top it off. continue reading...

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Musician's Hypnosis: iphone app

Posted Sat, 10/22/2011 - 18:27 by Anne Marie Jackson
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It remains to be seen how much my practice is optimized after using this app, but you can't go wrong replacing less than optimistic or confident thought patterns with the one's Sam Brown replaces them with. Very elegantly done suggestion to practice, create, learn, perform, for musicians. Love to hear if anyone else tries it.

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How do YOU stay focused?

Posted Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:57 by Brian Falther
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Hey Guys, continue reading...

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Split a song file into choruses in Audacity

Posted Mon, 10/17/2011 - 12:13 by jodanchudan
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This might be old news to some, but it's a handy new discovery for me. You can load an mp3 file into Audacity, split it into choruses and save each one as a separate mp3 file. From the online instructions (except I've changed the word 'song' to 'chorus'):

" 1. Click to place the cursor at the start of the first chorus

2. Choose “Add Label at Selection” from the Project menu (or Tracks menu in Audacity Beta). If you wish, you can type the name of the chorus.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each chorus. continue reading...

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