Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hi david, i've been having trouble with the videos stopping and starting.  i posted to the "admin" forum more than a month ago and have not received any guidance as to what the issue might be.  i sent an email (and gave my phone number) to the "contact us" address and still no response.  i can't find a phone number to call, so i'm hoping that by posting here someone can contact me about this problem.  i love the site but it is of limited value if the videos don't work.  thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.  arron.    

Hi David,

I checked out your topic on "playing with the band" relating to the different rhythms / grooves/ styles commonly known when performing with a band and it's really helped me gain an understanding of this aspect when having to describe what I am looking for as say a "harp" front man.. so thank you !

I do have a question, hoping it's OK to ask:

The tune Sleeping in the Ground - Sammy Myers, it's a shuffle I gather heavy back beat but with a 12/8 element too? continue reading...

So do I blow? Like blowing out a candle and suck like drinking through a star? or do I breathe out and breathe in to play the harmonica?

Hello David

In ex. 2.3 I have big difficulties to know what is the right way to do it. what can I do? 

I do not know what is the right way to do it .  I do not know if it is good or not and i have nobody that can say me that is corect.

There is problem with notes that are mising in your charts. I dont know how to approach it...wich note to play instead of the missing notes ...or  maybe I must stay  on the same  note...how to play 5 hole with just 1 note ...etc...

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Hello :)

Can you tell me please in solo harmonika study 2 EX. 1.7 or some others... this is patternes in 12 bars blues....

How to play this patterns if i want to play just this patternes. I must repeat over and over again or i mus put some fills ?

Sory I know that that is stupid question. 

M.

Hi David - not sure if I'm missing something but there does not seem to be any scores or jam tracks provided in the Study 4 Overbending lesson. ?? Thanks

Hi, Is it an error to combine the tongue blocking with the lip pursing? I read in some sites like Adam Gussow one that for the two first holes to use the lip pursing is better and have better sound and easier bending with cleaner sound, and then you can combine those technics when playing... what you think... and what is your advice? I used to play clean notes in single hole without tongue blocking, but your videos move me to try the tongue exercises... very rare at first.

Hi David,

Ive downloaded some 12 bar blues rock tracks and am trying to put together an instrumental using licks from the study songs, but for some reason these licks dont sound right when played over the rock track. Am I doing something wrong, or should I be learning licks from blues rock songs i.e. Paul Butterfieldand placing these over the aforementioned 12 bar blues.

Thankyou for your help,

Paul

Dave - If you didnt provide the tabs for walk with me, and I tried to play the song by reading the music alone for chorus 1, you begin with a 3 draw followed by a 4 blow. If left to myself I would have started with a 7 draw for the B note instead of the 3 draw which is also B as, I use the reference point of E being the 5 blow on a C harmonica, and work up from there. Why am I making this mistake?

I have only cmaj diatonic harmonica, but study songs are diffirent key. How can i play this songs? Else can you share with me study song sheet for c maj diatonic harmonica?

Ps. Sorry for my bad english :)