Ask Instructor David Barrett

I just went out and bought two C harmonicas ( a special 20 & a crossover). The first lesson is using an A so should I get an A to practice with so it sounds like the recordings?

Hey David,

I saw in the "Mics all you need to know" video that you mentioned the Shure 533. now I got this guy here who sells something called Shure PE-53 which looks identical, are they the same or what's the difference in your opinion? he wants 60$ and it has a PL connection for a guitar cable, would like to know what you think.

Thanks

Hi David,

I'm just trying to understand the chord progression in this study song. Am I wrong to assume that you'd always stay within the I chord position of 2 or 3+ or 6+ or 9+ or would that be the job of who's accompanying you to keep within that chord structure while you're pretty much just soloing in this song? Otherwise it looks like a III IV V progression. Maybe I'm overthinking it and this would be obvious as I progress but had to ask.

Thanks,

Hugh

Dear David 

i have watched the lessons on recording ( recording 01 ) and I have to add that they are great indeed. I really like the idea of self evaluation. 

anyway my question is regarding sending files to you. 

if there was some problem or questions may students send you the recording ? for example with a question here in forum, or directly to your email. or the only files that you would receive are final test recordings. 

Dear David . 

I am happily busy on choruses of TB-EX1- Walk with me. 

when i try to play 1 hole draw and more specifically playing 1 hole draw with tremollo, i can not play it as powerful as i wish or compared to other notes. 

what can I do to play this note powerful enough?

thank you . 

Dave, in Solo Harmonica Study Ex. 1.5 above the 2+3+2+ there is a "3", what does that mean? I've looked through your documentation but can't find an explanation. Rob

Dear David 

in Music study 1 

example 1.3 : it seems to me that there is two errors in the table in descending part   ( descending part cell no 6 is E but must be D and cell no 10 is C but must be Gb ) 

am I right ? 

the same error is in exam material, cell 10 in descending row is mentioned C , 

I was interested to read in the "Custom Harps Summation" tip that your favourite OOTB harp is the Hohner Marine Band Deluxe. Do you now prefer the Deluxe over the Crossover?

I have a Mac.I am trying to get your play-along tracks to iTunes without ANY success.Can you tell me how, please?THANKS!

Hi David,

Probably a daft question, but here goes ;

If I write down an instrumental first and read it while I'm playing to a jam track I can do this without too much of a problem.

However, if I play to a jam track without any script to read from, I have difficulty in doing so. For example, if I improvise the head in chorus 1, for some reason by the time I reach the last chorus I forgotten what I thought of. Secondly, as I go through the chorus forms using the idea of focus notes, I loose track of where I am in the jam track. continue reading...