Ask Instructor David Barrett

suddenly I wanted to ask you David with sincerity is that it is harmonicas the classic marine band are bad to play because I am already buying full ??

I seem to have tamed the difficult draws on diatonic harmonicas (2 on G and A, 1 on C and D). It was hard to get a good tone for the 1 draw on the chromatic, but I got it.

Now, there remains an annoying small delay for 1 draw to respond.

At first I thought it was related to the tone problem, and that opening the throat / lowering the tongue better was the key to both better tone and timing. Then I had doubts, since draws are ok now on the diatonics I own. continue reading...

Hi I have only been trying out these lessons for a few days now, but am really enjoying them. Your teaching is excellent and I have been able to learn how to play single notes, and began learning Silent Night with single notes. The only technique I was having some slight issues with was, the bending. I can not seem to get my tongue to work out the bending of the notes, I am still a beginner and this is my first time playing harmonica. I have a Blues Harp A key harmonica and it is a very nice instrument. continue reading...

hello David I sent you an audio on the lesson of tong blocking on the Gary's blues mp3 but I am not understood with the translator what you meant by the My only recommendation is to dip your 3 prints (the little carrot above the 3 pull notes) is that you could make me see this with the tablature by making a circle around it just so that I can see? Are you talking about the small triangle above the 3? do as u nbend and release it immediately ?? continue reading...

Hi Mr, Barrett.

I'm new to the site. I'm working my way through lesson 1, and I'm up to Study 1 Chord Grooves. In the video where you play the Section 2 Bass Lines, you begin by saying that to play Ex.2.1,2.2, and 2.3 "You must have finished Tongue Block Study 3."

Where is Tongue Block Study Three? I can't find it in the material that preceeds Chord Grooves.

Thank you.

Roger K.

et toi David tu joue sur quel harmonica de chez hohner ??

hello David  continue reading...

it's there it's done today it's working so I took the subscription for one year David yesterday it didn't work for my registration finally I hope because I would have to pay twice watch to see sometimes in case or would it be paid yesterday too ?? thank you

bonjour je viens de faire un abonnement pour un ans pouvez vous me dire si cela a fonctionner car demain le 16 / 10 mon premier abonnement de un mois se termine envoyer moi un mail pour me confirmer si sa a fonctionner car j'ai des probleme pour payer sur votre site ? je suis obliger de traduire en anglais et je ne comprend pas votre langue je vous joint mon mail sumanrenat@gmail.com   merci 

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 !!