Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hi David , 

I asked this question a while back about moving my head while playing . You advised me not to pay to much attention to it. I am the sort of person who fixates when something isn't right. I haven't played for a while because of this. Please could I send a video ? For a solution. 

Best Wishes 

Tony Taylor

I can only play one measure and then I'm out of breath because it's almost all draw notes. What do I do?

What would be the best lesson to look at to explain how to articulate a note  rapidly while tongue blocking?

I'm on Bending Study 2, and bending on the A harmonica is coming along pretty well, but my C harmonica is proving a challenge, especially up at the 6 draw.  I'm getting a bend, but it usually stalls out.  But that's not really an issue, practice is making progress. continue reading...

Hello David,

I had a curiosity question that came up while working on Temperature; where would "Shuffle Time v.3" from JP Allen's 'Road to Blues' course fit into the levels of progression? 

Thanks!

-Dave

(For those wondering, Dave Barrett taught "Shuffle Time" as a study song at the end of JP Allen's course)

Hello David, i just heard you play Evans Shuffle on you tube a blast from your past.Is there anything on that subject in the more advanced lessons maybe, i like to snoop ahead and see whats in store.

It sounded really good catchy and worth having a shot at as i get better.

Seems its made for the style and tongue blocking ,switching that you are teaching us.

                                     Brian

Hi David, just hitting the bending study1, first try. Should I be trying to bend in a tongue block position, saw your tongue central in the working on your first bend part 1 vid. am i being dumbTIA

Hello David,now i am retired i can return to study and make progress.First day back and already i have a question.Walk with me 1st chorus,i seem to be doing tremelos 3 times in each of the right places but it seems robotic.

Do you count the tremelos or perhaps i should count the timing to the end of the bar.

So at the moment my tremeloes seem rather obvious and not at all natural. continue reading...

Hi, what is the timing ( sequence) in this exercise?

Thank you in advance. 

Hello,

Greetings from Mexico! I'm new to the site just going through some of the lessons, but this is something that I have been wondering for a while, when do you use the 2nd draw and when the 3rd blow? I generally end up alwasy using the 2nd draw, 

Also, It would be great to have a search bar in the forum that way you can track a certain topic without repiting them.