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Harmonica Masters Workshop Website

Posted Tue, 03/20/2012 - 07:46 by David Barrett Admin
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The Harmonica Masters Workshop website now contains 2012 class information. Hope to see you there!
http://www.harmonica-masters.de/

Classes I will offer are...

Wednesday & Saturday:

High End & Speed Playing
- How the notes are laid out on the harmonica
- Move licks from the low end to the high end
- Work breathing patterns that facilitate more efficient and faster movement
- Speed patterns
- Licks that we'll work on in class to add to your soloing vocabulary.

Required Skill Level: Must be able to play single notes well. Bending is a plus, but not a requirement. continue reading...

Aki Kumar Submission #9 - Fender Hot Rod Deville Mod

Posted Tue, 03/13/2012 - 15:09 by David Barrett Admin
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Join Aki for his latest submission where he goes through the process of getting his amp modified by King Amplifiers

iPhone & iPads

Posted Thu, 03/08/2012 - 09:11 by David Barrett Admin
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BluesHarmonica.com can now be viewed on Apple mobile products (iPhones and iPads). Thanks everyone for your patience! No app as of yet... it's in the works.

Joe Filisko's Reasons for Tongue Blocking

Posted Wed, 03/07/2012 - 22:07 by David Barrett Admin
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Join Joe Filisko for his insights into why tongue blocking is the preferred embouchure for playing blues harmonica.

Bassman Chronicles Submission #10 - Finish, Resistor Change and Bias

Posted Wed, 03/07/2012 - 00:19 by David Barrett Admin
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Join Mark Overman and I for the latest Bassman Chronicles submission where Mark shows us the completed finish on the 1990 Bassman, the resistor changes he made and how a bias meter is used, why it's used and how it changes the sound.

Rhumba King Details

Posted Mon, 03/05/2012 - 09:32 by David Barrett Admin
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Heads up for everyone... the Rhumba King is coming soon!

Rhumba King
Original Blues Harmonica Instrumental Songwriting Contest by BluesHarmonica.com and the Harmonica Masters Workshop continue reading...

Ryan Walker Lesson #2 (Intermediate Student)

Posted Fri, 03/02/2012 - 20:14 by David Barrett Admin
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Join Intermediate student Ryan Walker for his latest lesson with me. In this lesson we cover...

Checking In - Between Lessons #1 and #2
Lesson 2 - Intro
Lesson 2 - Ryan plays Take it Easy Now and David's Comments
Lesson 2 - Cupping and Wa Wa
Lesson 2 - How to play Take It Easy Now with a Band, Part 1
Lesson 2 - How to play Take It Easy Now with a Band, Part 2
Lesson 2 - How to play Take It Easy Now with a Band, Part 3
Lesson 2 - Solo Harmonica Study 1, Examples 1.13 through 1.15
Lesson 2 - Solo Harmonica Study 1, Examples 2.1 to End
Lesson 2 - Gary's Blues, Choruses 1 through 3 continue reading...

Gary Smith Submission #29 - Accompaniment Playing, Part 2

Posted Mon, 02/27/2012 - 23:14 by David Barrett Admin
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In this submission Gary Smith continues his focus on accompaniment playing.

Sugar Ray Norcia Interview

Posted Sun, 02/26/2012 - 19:32 by David Barrett Admin
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Sugar Ray Norcia started to play blues harp in high school. Once Norcia had relocated to Providence, Rhode Island, he formed the Bluetones which secured a residence as the house band at a local nightclub. They backed touring acts, such as Big Walter Horton, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner and Roosevelt Sykes in nearby clubs. During the latter part of the 1970s the band backed Ronnie Earl before he left to join Roomful of Blues. continue reading...

Interview Release Schedule

Posted Wed, 02/22/2012 - 17:58 by David Barrett Admin
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Here are the interviews I'm editing right now and their release dates...

March - Sugar Ray Norcia
April - Charlie Musselwhite
May - Curtis Salgado

I've been working hard on the theory lessons for the site... writing and using them with my students to dial them in. Mark Overman is coming over in a couple of hours and we're going to test five different speaker configurations with our reissue Bassman.