Ask Instructor David Barrett

Merci

David Ok merci c'est bon j'ai compris je prends les cours depuis un an c'est sur j'y ai bien réfléchi c'est vrai que c'est compliqué pour moi !! mais ici en France j'ai pris 8 ans de cours avec un prof mais ce n'est pas ton niveau de jeu et avec toi sur recommandation d'Adam Gussow je sais que je suis au bon endroit !! et c'est dommage que l'Amérique soit trop loin pour moi car je serais venu te voir pour prendre des cours c'est sûr !!

Hi there,

so I received a code for bluesharmonica.com with my Hohner marine band. Checking out the lessons and the website.

I also have a Lee Oskar, Fender delux blues, Hohner blues band.

Just some questions I have thought of.

Why do you teach with a key of A harmonica, not a C like most instructors?

you teach tongue blocking straight off the bat, others introduce it as a more intermediate level techniqu, why so early in the course?

How does one order / obtain the TBT outside the US?

The website says they don't ship outside the US. continue reading...

Hello David,

First, many thanks for the fantastic resource that you've created in Bluesharmonica.com.

Secondly, I just wanted to share a method I've used over the years to get back into playing an instrument that I've not picked up for a while and that could be applied to finding a way around your site and see what you think. I think you touch on this in your introductory lessons, but I think it's worth exploring. Apologies if I'm repeating what has already been discussed many times.

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Hi, whats the sequence on example 1.10?

Thank you in advance.

salut david j'ai un petit souci pour obtenir un morceau au début de cette tablature au début juste après le 1 il y a le 4 est il faut le faire en tong bloking car il y a le petit rond au dessus et l'alter alors ? ? continue reading...

hello David I have a big problem with level 4 on improvisation already to start you say that you need a harmonica in Bb and I see that your tabaltures marks a song in A and therefore you need a harmonica in D then I see that there is a playback and therefore have little to play with your tabs on it so do not improvise ?? continue reading...

Hi David. The song-title description "blues" seems to have come along well before standardization of what we now consider mostly 3-chord 12- or 8-bar "blues" structures. I recently picked up a set of charts and performance suggestions for "Bawdy Blues," put together by stringed instrument ace Fred Sokowlow. The tunes, e.g., Clara Smith's "Ain't Got Nobody To Grind My Coffee" and Bo Carter's "She's Your Cook But She Burns My Bread Sometimes" are a lot of fun (tho' not necessarily for one's set-list for a childrens' birthday party or certain church socials). continue reading...

Greetings, is there a lesson on deeps?

Thanks.

Hi David

Ok, single note is a vertical line with a solid ball on top. Got that. What does it mean when that symbol is upside down? And what does it mean when the ball is not solid, only outlined? And what does a vertical line spanning the five horizontal lines mean? And what does it mean when you have joined two of the notes (vertical line with a ball on top) with a thick horizontal line?

Sorry, but. I cant find answers to these questions in your Notation Key Or anywhere elseon the site.

Cheers

Jamie

Hi David

Complete novice here so sorry for dumb questions.

Gotta say I'm finding the Level 1 study pretty challenging to navigate. I'm starting with Prep Study but just finding it all a bit non-sequential. Okay, enough complaining...

Also a bit confused about which harmonica to use for these lessons. In your notation key PDF you say all your notation is written as if I was playing a C harmonica. But in Blues Harmonica Fundamentals you say I will need an A harmonica for "this study" (not sure what 'this study' means here).

Could you clarify please.

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