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Hello Sir .

I have a little question . for students how are naturally left hand , should we hold the harmonica with our left hand and make Wa Wa effect and other effects by our right hand , coz usually our strong hand and more effective is our left hand , and for myself i find little bit problems to vibrate my right hand coz its the weak hand not the strong effective hand , continue reading...

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Hi David,

I can't find the "Blues Music Theory" Lessons on the site. Can you point me in the right firection so I can do the AB/AC exercise for Level 4?

Homework: Use material from previous sections to create three examples of the A B/A C Chorus Form,the first with B as Contrast, the second as B with Slight Change and the third with B as a Sequence(reference Blues Music Theory lessons on the site for a full description on how to do this). Play this with ajam track of your choosing. If you have the equipment to

The Level 2 video entitled "Temperature" Chorus Form Examples, Part 1 refers to Improvising Study 1. Where do I find Improvising Study 1?

Hi, just want to run something by you. The very first note of the song "It's Right" (3rd Po Ex5) is a big tongue flutter on 4, which is the root note (with 5 added).

When I learned how to do tongue flutter, that was in second position, and of course I noted it sounded good if my mouth was open enough to hear holes 1 to 4 in that chord, and that was root, third, fifth. Even if the song called for the 5 to be added to the 4, I would still make sure the 2 sounded, for the full I7 chord. continue reading...

Hi, I've just joined.  I've been learning for a few months puckering, not lip blocking.  I do not want to start again, go backwards and lose my momentum through doing lip blocking (and many great players do not lip block).  So how can I use this site and what is a program of lessons that will help me progress?  Thanks Jenn

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Hello!

I've bought my first harmonica recently and got a code for free lessons here, and I'm more than satisfied - but I'm concerned if I can use the harmonica in key of C in study songs (I see they are made in the key of A).

Thank you in advance for answering ;)

Hi David,

In 2nd chorus bars 1-4 there is repeating lick notated in the PDF as 3 3' 2 3' 3. It's also one of the licks selected for the chorus forms study.

It sounds to me that recording of the song does not match the sheet music. It sounds like the lick mentioned above is played more like:

3' 3'' 2 3' 3

I confirmed it with Transcribe at 20% of the tempo and piano.

I tried to play notated version (checking pitchs with piano first) but it sounds much better and more natural to me starting with 3' 3'' (like the recording) instead of 3 3'. continue reading...

I don't think your website programming allows for actual bookmarking of pages, but is there any workaround to save your place so that when you return you can pick up where you left off?