Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hey Dave - Studies 4 & 5 of the Recording Sessions are killer. It really brings home all the stuff you gave us before and so good to hear/see the 'real McCoy' when it comes to the top level musicians and the actual studio. I can hardly wait to see the next few episodes.

Big time thanks

Ive been at it about 3 weeks and practice at least a half hour day.  Is there some technique to orienting your mouth and accuratly finding the holes for single blow/draw?  I can find my way with nearby notes but if I just pick up the harp and try a 5 blow for example I stuggling.  In trying to play Walk With Me I continually get two holes or a leak into the next. 

Questions- Is proper technique to drag your tongue around to sort of feel the holes or is it better practice to lift and place the tongue for each note?  continue reading...

I know you're working on a lot of other lessons right now but I'd love to see a short "Switching Harps mid song" Video Lesson.  It seems trivial but it would be great to see visual tips on the actual process of how to quickly swap harps quickly (diatonic to diatonic, chromatic to diatonic) mid song.  

-Taylor

Hi David,

As we delve deeper into our Professional Studio Recording Studies, I keep thinking that a James Harman interview would be great someday.  I'm sure he's probably already on your list though.

-Taylor

Hi David, I have the Amazing Slow Downer and Audacity. Is there any way of slowing the speed of a Jam track using the ASD and transfering this to Audacity.

Thank you for your help,

Paul

On bar 1  the pool that followw 5+ is it exhale or inhale ?

Thank you .

I'm having trouble with breath control on the lump bassline. I find myself running out of breath by the end, due to the number of draw notes. I know there are so many reasons to use 2 instead of 3+, but would it be okay to substitute 3+ at times, in this case? I'm just doing a bassline in the background, so I think it would be okay to alternate bars between 2 and 3+.

Hello, I have been playing the guitar for 12 years and decided to learn to play the harmonica, got a Hohner J.J. Milteau blues harmonica as a gift from my girlfriend which contained a free 1 month membership for your site and decided it was definitely worth to contitnue the subscription. Keep it up!

As for the question- how do you positon your tongue to play the examples 1-9 for SHS 1?

Edit: Specifically i was thinking of one note examples- 1,3 and 8.

Thanks!

Happy Birthday Dave! Thank you for all that you do for us.

-Taylor

Hi David! Wonder  what tuning you have on your harps,  and who do them for you ?  BTW: Happy Birthday to you, have great day !! Thanks/Micha.