Ask Instructor David Barrett

David,

After my Western European holiday I begun to learn "The Split".

In the meantime I learned some important rules that is a good and great teacher, a talented and busy student and a very good instrument that are necessary for an enjoyable learning process.

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Hi David

Im having massive problems with the draw on the 7th and 8th holes on my harmonica. Im currently using the c harmonica, practicing the 5th chorus of the study song - walk with me.

Now each like i try to move from the 6th blow to the 7th draw, the note come out distorted and weak. At times, just trying to play the 8th draw (and sometimes even the blow) is an excersise in futility as the note come out tinny or refuses to sound at all. continue reading...

Hi David,

You had a post last year where you had said you have a list of Blues Standards on your facebook page and I can't seem to find it.  The link in the post I was looking at was to the general facebook page.  Any chance you can post it on this site or provide a more specific link?

Thanks,

Ryan St. Gelais

Greenville, SC

Hi,  

I think theres a mistake in practice 1.5 of the chording practice in lesson 2. Three bars from the end ( i hope thats how u say that), you play in the demo mi, re, mi ( like in the bar before the end) but in the practice pages it shows 4 notes, mi re' si re'. Hope im not mistaken. Lior

Dave, i'm very excited to get going in your course… I've been playing for  about six months, exclusively a lip purser…  i'm hitting the intermediate stage of my playing,  and can play several blues melodies and solos along with 12 bar blues improvs...I practice a couple of hours a day, as I am a 25 year keyboard player and want to add the Harmonica to my set… My first question is really very simple and maybe obvious… I am just starting to ton gus block and wanting to know: continue reading...

Hello David

I am totaly new to the harmonica. I purchased a hohner chromatic c 270/48 (as recommended by the seller). I am trying to follow the introduction lesson to c. However, I figured out that the numbering on the notes are not correct for my harmonica. Do you have a transformation table which I can readily use?

Thanks, Ya

Dave I have an Apple computer and I let it do some upgrades and when I try to play my lessons it says sever failure or format change . Any Ideas ?? Your site looks and loods different but it always played until now. I will do some research on my end . Thank you 

Working through Feeling the Blues with bends etc.  Bends are coming along well.  Breathing is still an obstacle to real substantial progress but daily 45-hour practice is moving me ahead.

I have by-passed Shakes as I figured I could add that technique later.  Its now later. continue reading...

What would be a good example of LW tongue block switching?

Hi David, you start ex. 2.4-2.6 with 3 blow, but when using slaps doesn't this give the wrong chord? Wouldn't it be better to use 2 draw with slaps?

regards

Hannes