Ask Instructor David Barrett

I am so happy that I have spent the last three weeks going through all your videos even though I couldn't keep up with them on the harmonica. I not only got such a great overview of what I will be learning on the harmonica for the next 5 or more years, but also on the the blues for all instruments. My husband was saying to me today (with the videos going constantly morning til night) that it sounded like it was all so similar. I said to him that that was EXACTLY what I liked about it. continue reading...

Hello david 

My life is very hectic at the minute. In the last 4 months I've opened a bakery and a restaurant  so having 2 businesses I'm sorry to say leaves me no time to practice ( zero in 4 months).if I do just 10 mins of the daily exercises is that enough. I know its probably not lol but something has to be better than nothing. I just don't want to start over when I have time to practice properly again . Thank you for all your hard work again.

Ps is sharon still practicing. I found her lessons very helpful 

Hello david 

My life is very hectic at the minute. In the last 4 months I've opened a bakery and a restaurant  so having 2 businesses I'm sorry to say leaves me no time to practice ( zero in 4 months).if I do just 10 mins of the daily exercises is that enough. I know its probably not lol but something has to be better than nothing. I just don't want to start over when I have time to practice properly again . Thank you for all your hard work again.

Ps is sharon still practicing. I found her lessons very helpful 

Generally Im okay on bends but today I see that Im not getting the 2 ' " (Ab) and the 3 ' " (B) on the Eb harp.  I am a half step off on the 2 draw and a full step on the 3 draw.  

I think Im getting my tongue arched and I can get these notes on a C and other harps.  

Any guidance?  Too much of too little air?

Gary

Hi David,

when I'm playing Solo Harmonica Ex 1.12 I find there are too many draws for the number of blows so after about 4 bars I can't draw any more, my lungs are full :-(.

Is there a trick to balancing the airflow?

thanks

Lewis

Thank you for helping.

I'm fuzzy on instruction at 57 seconds of the video: "AAA Chorus Form with Fills."

I think I have the main idea:  We should play a fill that differs from the A Lick in terms of character.  This is so the listener hears a distinct difference between fill and lick.   continue reading...

Hello.

I'm currently working on improvisation study.

I realize that I'm confused with the turnaround structure.

Except the fact that the structure is V-IV-I-V, is there other rules concerning the turnaround?

I'm afraid there is hundred's...

Bruno

This is an excert from the Harp Ninja web site

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Paul Cohen

Sadly I have to report that I have withdrawn HarpNinja from sale on the Apple OSX store.

This is due to incompatibilities with the new OSX Catalina release.

HarpNinja isn’t the only audio/music app to be a victim of Apple’s new OS. continue reading...

Hey Dave, thanks for the feedback, really enjoying learning this instrument.. I actually didn't spend a lot of time working with the metronome, can you provide me a link to a lesson so I can get that practice in?

Thanks, Mike

Hi David - I was not able to submit my level 3 test material via the web site link (got the error message) so I emailed the materials to you.  Now I don't know how to pay for the test.  Is there a link on the website somewhere or will you invoice me?