Ask Instructor David Barrett

Good afternoon. Ow often is it necessary to disassemble the harmonica and clean it thoroughly? Thank you very much for your answer 

hi David

I have stayed home for the last two years because of co-vid and when places to play were at a minimum.I did not play or practice.I am concerned and yet at the same time not concerned. I presume I will again be ok. In the past this has happened a few times and each time I was able to grow and move into new place. I would like to thinkI I again will go past what was before and grow.
A month or two ago I went to bend the 4th inhale note and found that I could not do it. continue reading...

David i have only been trying to bend for about ten days now and im doing quite well. i can bend holes 123 to their full range while tongue blocking, obviously they need a lot of work to hit them precisely, but i cannot get holes 4 and 5. I realize that hole 5 doesnt bend the same as other holes. when i try to bend hole 5 while lip pursing i hit c# on the harp ninja which seems to sound like im getting the right amount of bend. I can also get the 4 hole to bend while pursing, but tongue blocking i am failing at. can you give me a tip where to find holes 4 and 5. continue reading...

I would like to say what a great webb site, i have been studying for about nine weeks and am really enjoying it. I get a bit confused at times, because when i look at some of the work your students are doing [your wife and Bob holdsworth) it is different to the work in the levels of achievement programme, why is this. obviously i dont want to miss out on any of the lessons. secondly where do i find the pdfs for the daily warm up lessons you have created, i couldn't find them. many thanks

Hello David,

I apologise if I asked this question previously.

I am still using iTunes on my Macbook. I recall you stating that you are no longer using iTunes. Can you recommend a suitable alternative?

It still works ok for my needs but I suppose Apple may discontinue completely at some point.

Thanks, Hank H.

Oh, btw: Thanks also for the QuizletPlus study app. Wow!!!

Is there a lesson somewhere about how to play the above song please?

F harmonica over C, I believe?

David bonjour tu te sert toi de cette pedale est se que c'est utile ou pas pour jouer est qu'il fazut vraiment en avoir une avec soit  ?? https://reverb.com/fr/p/danelectro-dan-echo?hfid=48955650&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12751808559&utm_content=campaignid=12751808559_adgroupid=118763878217_productpartitionid=742958161171=merchantid=

I've been pretty carefully trying to follow your advice and always tongue block and tongue switch between the one and two holes, including tongue blocking all bends etc. Lately, I've been starting to incorporate more playalong to classic songs. Mr. Morganfield and his associates play a song that got me to start taking baby steps in third position..  continue reading...

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