Ask Instructor David Barrett

I keep playing songs and seeing the plus after a nummber. what does that mean?

Hi David - I'm struggling with a clean three draw unbent.  It seems I can't get the pitch up to where it needs to be without leaking in some air - either through my nose or my lips or corner of my mouth.  Bending is no problem but not bending is.  Any suggestions? Betty

Hi David, hope all is well.

As you may recall, I just recently finished improvising study 1 in LOA 4. I really wanted to jump right into the improv lesson so I started Buffet Line to keep me in practice. I would thereby continue playing while also learning improv as well. 

It has been a bit slow going, though, given the improv module, recent travel, and the holidays. I am now on bar 9 of chorus 5, so just over 1/2 to conclusion. My question concerns how to address this along with LOA4. continue reading...

Hello, new student here.

First, I'm So impressed by the site. I'm really enjoying starting to understand the theory behind the way music sounds.  It absolutely changes the way you hear music. continue reading...

Hi David, 

Is there a place on the website where we can find all of the backing tracks? I know that they accompanying particular songs, but I was wondering if the tracks are all collected in one place. Thank you. 

Eric

Hi David, 

Is there a place on the website where we can find all of the backing tracks? I know that they accompanying particular songs, but I was wondering if the tracks are all collected in one place. Thank you. 

Eric

David:  working Single Note Review - Tongue Blocking Study 1 Technique

I've been at this 30 to 60 minutes per day for a couple of weeks.

I can get through the exercise where we move through the scale from 4+ to 6+ the first time, but on the second time around (going up) my embouchure falls apart at 5 draw.

Is this common? Are there any fixes, or is it simply a matter of more hours

Thanks,

Evets

Hi David,Hope you're doing fine. I have been using the 5 hole draw(which is a F note) as I play through the V chord. However, you mentioned in your vids that a natural F wouldnt be appropriate since its not F# that forms the traid. So my question is can I still used the 5 hole draw, the F note as I play through the V chord? Thanks

In reviewing TBS3 in LOA4, I have the following question. Is Gary's Blues the only submission for this module or are we required to submit other work as well? An example of other work would be "Section 1 Ex 1.1 Pull" to a metronome, as you did in one of the videos. I'm no where near ready to submit but am planning out my study.

David,

Hope all is well. I have a question re the 12th bar, specifically the composition of the turnaround. In prior videos, I seem to recall that there were two versions of the 12th bar, one that brought finality to the chorus and another that seemed to continue the chorus into the next chorus. Am I correct on this? I seem to feel also that the 1 draw brings a sense of finality, as we discussed in our recent email exchange. Can you elaborate on the differences between the two from a practical perspective?

Thanks in advance.

Ace