Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hi DAVID. 

I am having trouble in the improve section coming up with fills. 

is there a place in the lessons that can help me to come up with fills.

my brain is not able to direct my harmonica on where to go or the notes that I need to play.

I have the chorus forms down and just can’t seem to burp out the folks for the AAA WITH FILLS or the AAB WITH FILLs.

So a library of fill kicks or posible fill licks would be helpful I think

i researched the future improves and found 541 and titnaround and ending possible licks  continue reading...

Hi David:

i am on level 4 and doing improv study one. 

to create licks for the 4 chords, can one focus on the movement scales lesson and use the notes in the D blues scale to make it easier by using these notes. I think my concept is correct. Can you confirm?

thanking you in advance

At the end of example 1.7 there are three one draws as a turnaround. They seem to be faster than the metronome beats. Is this correct or am I missing something?

Hello.

I just joined bluesharmonica.com last Monday and I am sure I went too fast by joining.

I have no experience on the music world and I just "bought" one Harmonica, Blues type. I noticed that there is sooooo much to learn before and I was wondering if you could help me with some information on the website for beginning harmonica players, practicing or something else to do before going on an advanced level on blues Harmonica. I guess I should start for some basic studies to learn how to play Harmonica, as I noticed this is being too complicated for me. continue reading...

Hello, i am a begginner i want to learn to play harmonica, but i have a little problem i have the G harmonica and not the A harmonica for the first lesson.

What do I do ?

Thank you !!

xoxo From France

Maeva

David Hi.  Working well into Blues for Paul deLay and really enjoying it but I am stuck on 5th Chorus measure 6 and 7. I just cant copy you. I have slowed it down to a crawl but keep “hearing”  a 2 draw at the end  ( 5/4  4’  3 ) in measure 7. Going to the web and your lessons and listening to you playing the 5th Chorus without backing I still think I hear a 2. I have listened to you with HarpNija on and it also shows a 2 draw included. Am I imagining it.  How should I play it.

Is there any advantage to playing EX. 1.9 in Solo Harmonica Study 1 by using tongue blocking for the (1,2) draws? It can be done by tongue switching on the 3 draw and thereby minimizing the movement of the harmonica. It appears in the video that you're moving the harmonica to draw over the 1,2.  Thank you. Bill.

Hi David 

I know I’m still working my way through LOA 2, but can you tell me the name of the tune you play during your amp reviews and where to find it in your learning program as it is stuck inside my head 

thank you

Roger 

I am using my metronome to practice "Walk With Me." What is the BPM for this song? I get 91 when trying to sync with mp3.

For future reference, is there a bpm indication on the pdf for study songs?

Thanks.

David in the movement exercise essentail scales the first example (C Major) the upper octave has the "B" note requiring a hole 10'.  You do mention that we can ignore this note or play it if we want to. I don't know if this is called a blow bend or what, but how to do this has not yet been covered up to level 5, correct?