Ask Instructor David Barrett

I'm having trouble with the 7th bar of teh Fourth Chorus of LOA 3 pice, Bending Song 2, Feelin for the Blues. It's written as

6+ 5+ 6+  5 4 5  5+ 4+ 5+

But sounds on the track more like

6+ 6+  5 5 5+ 5+ 4 4+ 4

Am I going nuts?

Hey Dave,

I've watched your videos in FAQ about running out of breath and making a good 2 Draw.  I'm trying to work on closing off the nose because I fill up very quickly.  I don't think I'm getting the idea of closing off the nose though.  It seems that I have to raise the same muscle in the back of my mouth that humps up the tongue, which is what you don't want to do on the 2 Draw and high draws.

What am I missing?

Thanks.

I'm new at this.  When you bend on some hole, I assume it changes the pitch.  Is the new pitch somewhere between the pitches of the draw pitch and the blow pitch for the hole.  Can this pitch vary accoding to the position of the tongue in your moujth?

Orville

Hi Dave:

In his discussion of Sonny Boy II Mark repeatedly refers to a somewhat rare recording he has of Sonny Boy playing amplified with Baby Boy Warren.  I wonder if he would consider sharing that recording or posting on YouTube.  Would love to hear it.

thanks

Hi David,

I am an absolute beginner at both Blues and Harmonica. I have a Harmonica in C and would like to achieve the ability to play songs of any genre on the harmonica. however, most of the studies require me to have an Harmonica in A. Is there anyway to overcome this?

Thanks,

Wiliiam

Hi David, I'm new here, and I'm trying to play the song ''Walk with me".I'm having some troubles with the end of the 3rd Chorus, where there are a lot of 3+ together, I'm not sure if I cannot listen to it properly, but it sounds like the video and the mp3 are a little bit different, if so, which one is the correct one?Thanks!!

Hello,

  I was wondering why the two input jacks on my Kalamazoo 2 sound different.  Jack 1 gets a lot louder and more sensitive and jack 2 can be turned all the way up and not sound nearly as loud?  what would be the difference? 

Thank you.  

Any chance you can let us know about some of the equipment you all used when recording It Takes Three?  It may be in the liner notes, but I bought the digital version.

-Taylor

Hi David,

I ran across a listing tonight for a harmonica workshop that really interested me And I wanted to see if you had any additional information. continue reading...

I love the lessons - I love the interviews . While watching the Hummel interview I was looking around the room and wondererd and also asked in the past do you sell ??? It looks like you have harps and cds ??? Would it be possible to do a virtual (spelling ) tour of the school ??