Ask Instructor David Barrett

Regarding LOA 4 - Movement exercises  - Scales.

When it comes time to submit the scale...

Are you wanting us to use an ' A ' harmonica ?

          Thank you for your time

                         Steve Barta

Hello David,  I am working on the c major scale and feel pretty good in all three oactaves.   I am practicing with a metrenome at 102bpm.   I would like clearer or better seperation or articulation in the lower octave.  I can hit the bends correctly but would like clearer seperation between the bent and natural notes.  Any suggestions? 

Thank you. 

David Saccucci.  

Hi David,

Im new to harmonica and to music in general. What can i do if i have a C harmonica and not a A one.

Regards,

Hi David,

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Hi David,

  I missed this somewhere along the way.  I just moved onto LOA 4   :  )

There is some mention about ' unlocking ' a song when you graduate a level.

I don't think I have done this for LOA 1 - 3 .  How does this work ?...Upon completing

a certain level you received a code or some sort to ' unlock' access to a song

and its sheet music/videos ? Do you e-mail  that code / key to the individual ?  and then

where is the song/where do you type in the key  ?

  Thank you for your time continue reading...

Hi David,

I really hate to seem dense but I am not at all sure what you are asking for in Ex 2.1 of the written test for level three. Can you please explain?

Thank You for your help.

Hi David, Firstly I love this course, You've clearly worked very hard getting this right, well done and thank you.

However, there is a point I'm just not getting, I hope you can help please.

I'm working though Music Theory Study 1 - Basics of Music, I'm on Section 2, Ex.2.4 there i'm told three notes are not available and i understand they are available by Bending, However what i don't understand is this, How are those notes replaced? continue reading...

hi  teacher  their    lessons   are very good, but I wonder if there is any way of putting on these subtitles in Spanish because I do not mastered very well  the  the English    thank you  for  you   time 

Hi David, in the levels of achievemen, am I crazy, or do these studies skip from study 3 to 7? Are there not a 4,5, and 6?

Hi David,

I just started the Levels of Achievement and have watched the first couple of instructional videos on Tongue-Blocking. In the videos you describe blocking holes 1 through 3 to play single note hole 4. But I noticed in your book “Building Harmonica Technique”, the chapter on tongue-blocking describes playing a single note using tongue-blocking as having your lips over three holes and blocking two of the holes with your tongue.

In your "Walk With Me" video are you blocking two holes or three? Does it just boil down to personal preference, or mouth- and tongue-size? continue reading...