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Hello David 

Sorry we bother you. 

You did a video on playing solo harmonica. The lesson was based on the 123 draw and 123 blow chords and how you only hold the harmonica lightly and when you blow on the chord it should push the harmonica away ( SOMETHING  LIKE THAT ANYWAY). but I'm not sure where the lesson is . It might have been you teaching sharon or rob . Any ideas about what lesson I'm talking about.  I've been trying to find it since

Thanks 

Mr. Barrett:

Thank you for your time.

I'm studying Improvising Study I - Chorus Forms.

My assignment is to compose and record each of the five chorus forms for your review.

Following your suggestion, my composition will consist of licks and fills borrowed from our study songs.

I'm trying to think of the easiest way of "copying" selected licks and fills from a study song PDF and then "pasting" the selected licks and fills onto blank staff paper, so I'll have a written version of my chorus forms to practice and record from. continue reading...

Hi David:

In accompaniment study 6, we're assigned to play 1.2 & 1.6 along to the jam track. Do you want just 1 chorus of each? Thank you.

Hi

Just received a harmonica as a gift and subscribed to the free lessons that came with it. The model of harmonica is an Enthusiast, C. However, when preparing to take the first lesson i noticed it said i required an A harmoina. Is it ok to use my c model?

Thanks

AT

Hello, I am new here since yesterday. Have done some Adam Gussow youtube lessons before, but never tongue blocked. My main goal is to learn improvise better. Is there a special serie of lesson I need to follow, or are they jsut incorporated in the Levels of achievement plan?

BR, Johan

David Hi. Today I blew two 5 draw reeds, one on the Low F and the other on the Bb. Both as you know are harps needed for LoA7. They have done a lot of miles over the last seven months. So whilst I wait for replacement plates I am working on my Chromatic study. I am finding the lesson 4 a challenge with octaves. Just cant seem to get my reference point as to what an octave should sound like on the chromatic in spite of listening to your video lesson and examples. Would you mind if I sent you a recording of the second chorus of the study song. continue reading...

Hello David. 

How to do correctly in one LOA?

1. learn all the songs for the same level and only then make a sound recording of them and send to the test?

2. learn a song and immediately make a recording, then learn the next song and make a recording, etc. At the end of the course to attach the recordings made earlier to the test?

Hallo David,

i'm looking over Accompaniment Study 5, Ex. 2.3 Hole Changes.

On Hole 9 there is a F# as the third of the V7 Chord. Have i to learn the Blow Bend first to komplete this Lession?

best regards

Thomas

Hello David, 

I have questions about Solo Harmonica Ex. 1.8 in the first four bars.

1. Are the 2+ blows slapped or just tongue blocked?

2. By the third bar I'm almost out of breath. I played around trying to breathe with my diaphragm and lowering my volume it seemed to help somewhat am I on the right track or do you have any other suggestion?

Sanshinboi