Ask Instructor David Barrett

bonjour David je fini les cours a la fin du mois et apres j'arret je vais continuer seul la route du blues chicago  car j'ai beaucoup appris ici avec vous bon il y en a encore du travaille  mais j'ai besoin d'apprendre l'improvisation et cela je veut le faire seul car j'ai fait que apprendre des cours et technique depuis 9 ans et maintenant je veut faire le reste du chemin moi meme je tenais a te feliciter pour tes cours ton travaille acharner et le joueur que tu est a mes yeux un king j'espere que c'est bien comme cela que l'on dit en anglais langue que je ne connais pas hihi tu continue reading...

Hi David,

I'm curious if you have ever transcribed this performance from East Meets West at Moe's. Really powerful straight ahead harp here. I love it. I'd love to see any tabs that might exist. At the very least I wonder exactly what he is doing with that repeating lick at about 4:17. The lick is one thing but the way the band builds the energy really makes it. I just discovered this album last night so I have not dug in at all.

Thanks in advance!

SJ

Hi David, 

I am starting on Improvising Study I and recall a tip in the last set of flash cards about developing a lick notebook organized around focus notes.  That sounds like a good idea, but could you clarify what you mean by focus notes? The more I learn, the more I find out I don't know, lol. If the topic comes up in the lesson, just point me that a way. 

Thank you!

David

Please assist me in finding the place where the correct holding of the harmonica is demonstrated

Regards

Andrie

Hey Dave,

I think I got it right that I'm used to playing Dm on a C harp in third position.  Is that correct?  I've played it mostly for heart of gold.  I've got a friend playing a gig Wednesday that want's me to sit in on a more standard blues three chord twelve bar groove and its in Dm.  I'm trying to figure out how I play that using some of my old favorite second position places and thinking I'm not going to be able to, and wanting to figure out how to play that third posiiton Dm but not all so high up on the harp. 

Thanks

Greg

David Hi

I interested in exploring the Hohner Pentaharp. What are your thoughts and are you looking at doing lessons for the Pentaharp.

Hello David,

I have a hard time playing properly the quarter-note (three notes in two-beats) tripletts in chorus 3 of Gary's Blues in Level 4. I watched your discussion on the topic, (not sure now where I found it), and I still don't get it. I can count and play eighth-note (three notes in one-beat) tripletts no problem, 1-&-uh, 2-&-uh etc, they are easy, intuitive.The half-note tripletts are very vague for me. I am finding myself guessing at the timing. continue reading...

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Hi David,

I arrived here at the school a few weeks back because I wanted to add tongue blocking to my playing. My harp journey has been a little over two years with Tomlin Leckie and I've learnt a lot but he's a pucker teacher until well into his material. Thanks so much for most excellent material in your study pieces by the way.  continue reading...

Hey David, the Filisko tongue block trainer is not available for delivery in my country (India), kindly share the link for 3D printed TBT.