Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hi David, when performing vibrato, please can you confirm where the tongue should be placed in the mouth. Hope this finds you and family well.

Regards

Paul

Hi DavidMy Name si Benjamin and i am French (sorry for my  english)

I have just registried myself to Blues Harmonica and  I am very beginner. My idea was to do it level by level with the LoA but i saw that i may need an A harmonica, unfortunately i have Orly a C one

otherwise, i enter in "lessons" and i saw there was a special one for C harmonica in level 1 but for one side, it dosn t seem to be as complete as the LaO level one and for the other side what about the others levels with C harmonica? continue reading...

I was wondering if there is any way on the site to view all the students submissions to you after each lesson?

I have noticed after browsing around that you have a file system that looks like we can view our own submissions, I think thats what it is. But was thinking it would be neat to see all the students submissions and even your responses and critiques on them. I know you have one or two students videos as a part of this learning system that we can see but am talking about all students.  continue reading...

Hey there,

Pretty much brand new. 2 weeks in.

I feel really good about tongue blocking blowing, and get good tone. But, when I draw, I can barely get any sound. It sort of feels like my cheeks collapse in, and I can't draw any air in.

Not sure how to diagnose this. 

Thanks!

David

I am working on "The Stretch" for Level 9 and my question concerns the best way of cupping the harmonica and mic when moving from the low to the high end. I am used to playing at the low end with the high end of the harmonica being outside the cup. What is the best way to change the relative hand/mic/harmonica position to get the high end sound into the mic?

Thanks

Gary

Hi David,

I am BRAND NEW to the Harmonica, and music in general (To the point where I did not know what a key was, until a few weeks ago). The last time I took a music class was in elementary school. So again, this is all brand new to me. I have always been drawn to, and intruiged by the Harmonica. I am eager to learn, so one day I can teach my kids.  continue reading...

I know in one of the videos it is recommended to have a Low F,G,A,Bflat,C,and D.

My question is at what lesson and what key comes next and is there a list of all 6 keys and at what lesson they are needed. 

I am trying to decide if I should go ahead and purchase a 7 set. And finally if I do go ahead and purchase a set of 7 what key should I get for the 7th one.  continue reading...

Hiya David, so I've been practicing temperature for my level 2 and I have questions haha. continue reading...

David Barrett and or Greg Heumann:

Just curious....

Does BluesHarmonica have plans to veview the sE/HOHNER Harp Blaster HB52 microphone?

The HB52 has generated interest in some of the harp groups, but I have not seen an unbiased review of how it stands up against other harp mics.

Hi David:

I'm putting work in on Imp. study 3. I sped up the jam track I was using a bit to add a little more excitement to the instrumental. I also have some ideas for choruses I would like to replace. Is it ok that I do some rewriting, or would you prefer I keep it the same for consistency sake? I will still use all the different chorus forms and different focus notes, just have better ideas as I'm improving. Thank you for your time.

Erik