Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hi David,

Is it possible to get away with having just one amp that covers home studio practice and recording as well as medium to large venues? The WEZO ME-18  2x10" combo has a pad control pull for half power but does that give you that much range of use?

I'm just trying to make the best decisions so I don't look back with regret after spending so much. Do you think having just a single 10" for home and a larger setup for playing with a band is best?

Thanks,

Hugh

Hi David

I'm having trouble with the Accompanyment submission for LOA 3

i am trying to use the study song Feelin fir the blues as the track. 

I have written out some of the notes so far to 2 chorus of the song but some of the notes just don't seem right. 

I'm you can have a look over it and see where I may be going wrong. 

I have :-

1st Chorus    Hole 1    Bar 1           I Chord          1 Draw D        5th continue reading...

I don't have a band to play with. All I can do is play with jam tracks or a metronome. What is the best way to work on making sure I am playing in time with a band especially on 1/8 notes or faster. I have a hard time telling when I am playing in time especially since no one is here to tell me I am not. Thanks for your help.

i have been fiddling with the harmonica on and off for 30 years. During that time I have developed some terrible technique. I have been a pucker player this whole time. I just joined the site this past week and I am learning so much! What tips do you have on breaking my pucker habit and developing a good tongue block? I am really struggling with tongue blocking, but I really want to do this right. Any extra tips?

on shakes there are 2 notes listed do you play one note then shake to the second one

How can these scales contain E# and B# notes that dont exist on the chromatic scale? Am I just way behind the curve or what?

Thanks! Biscuit Boy in Petaluma

Hello Dave,

Is Slowdowner still the best choice for a PC windows?

i lost my last version as i have a new computer.

Thank you

Dave, Do you have a book that includes the study download material on the Chromatic series?

Just nicer to have it all bound in a book.

Also and comments on learning to articulate the notes on this harmonica...all the same as diatonic?

Its a mouthfull....

steve

Just starting out and love the "blues sound" the harmonica (player) can make, but I haved not yet made a single note or sound that resembles "blues" on my Special 20 harmonica.  Need to know the key technique(S) to at least making a blues chord or blues sound.  Is it tounge blocking?  Help!

Hey David, continue reading...