Ask Instructor David Barrett

David,

As you know i have been gone for about 2 years and just came back to the website. I see you have really added alot of in depth material. The Ryan Walker lessons look excellent...and it looks like much can be gained by watching him.

I might start over again .. .. and watch the 2 of you.

Thank you for the excellent lessons.

steve lucey

Hi David! I'be got my first month under my belt and I am making progress. My question on the solo harmonica study is for example 1.5 and 1.6. Should I be tongue blocking the single notes or puckering? If it is tongue blocking, can you give me a tip around how to do it? When I try I end up blocking mos it the notes I am trying to play. Thanks!

Eminem-Purple Pills , At the end of the song 4;07 there's a nifty harmonica solo and i can find the tabs NoWhere..i'm pretty disapointed , so i want to know if you could give it a look or anybody who wants to do it , i think its a challenge regardless nobody have done it since then. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZB0VjkoCT8

This is the link to the song , just skip to 4:07 i you dont want to hear the complet song

Thanks 

Will the Overbending lessons eventually be incorporated into the LOA series ?  I am currently on LOA 2, and would like to learn this technique.  Just wondering if I can continue to work through all the LOA's and I will eventually go through these lessons as part of the various LOA's or should I plan on the technique being a 'stand alone series' and tackle it seperatly and not part of the LOA's ?

                   Thank you for your time continue reading...

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