Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hi Dave.

When practicing T.B. Study 1 Ex 1.2 Standard Tongue Block. Do I use ( H.U.L.) on every + note ? and witch way do I go T.B. + 6 ( H.U.L. ) on the left or T,B. H.U.L on the right? I am covering just 7 or both 7 & 8 or just move the tongue there w/ no H.U.L.

Thank You

What a great back to back set of videos on improvisation. Joe's lesson and then the two with Gary Smith to really hit it home!! If you intentionally 'released 'these to reinforce each other, thank you, it worked!!

I can see the development in a full song but what about at a jam when you get 12 or 24 bars. Do you still take a 'simple' theme and slowly add to it for the first 12 and then add a little more for the second 12 (if you get it)? Or do you take more 'freedom' for the 12 bars?

This stuff is coming at a perfect time for me - because it is really hitting home and making sense.

I keep looking at it, and I don't see the Dave Barrett signature logo. Come on, sell yourself man!

Sweet looking amp. Bet it sounds sweet, too. Nice job!

Are there some rules of thumb about when and when not to play the 7 draw? I hear players - Gary Smith, for example - glissing up to it briefly or using it as a passing note (or is it passing tone?) on a run down the harp. I know as well that you used the 3 draw unbent - very briefly - as a cool dissonant note in My Blues. Would you treat the 7 draw in the same way ie. sparingly and either as a passing note or deliberately dissonant note?

David,
Can you suggest a Backing Track for Blues with Big Nate..
the same very heavy slow beat.....its a great song....

David, in the Performance Training / Grooves lesson, you and the band talk about soloing over modal blues and how it can easily become noodling. I'd like to get a few examples of good blues harp solos over a modal beat to help me figure out how to structure them - can you recommend any?

Hi, David!
I was wondering s.th. about the Amazing Slowdowner software ... Is it better in slowing down than Garage Band? Because I've noticed that GB is capable of doing it as well (w/o changing the pitch)....

Mihail

Hi David are you going to do a few lessons on the Mini Harp ,I have a 5 hole in C
Ron ?

Hi David

Can you tell me please what is the best way to record & submit the stuff I have learnt from this web site.

Would it be OK for me to use You Tube for this as I am use to that?

I have learnt quite a few different stuff from this web site but have yet to submit any of it

Happy New Year

Paul

Hi David, I subscribed on your wonderful training on line on the first of december and I arrived almost finishing "walk whit me " lessons, I'm exploring Solo Study and lokking around even on temperature and bending 1.
I'm happy , enthusiastic and full of passion even because I met in Rome Simone Nobile who attended your training in Germany and estimate you a lot. continue reading...