I'm working on LOA 6 and trying to get my blues scale down. Something I'm really struggling with in that scale (and frequently in other songs/exercises) is this gross gargle sound I get during certain bends. With multiple attempts, I can usually reduce it, but I don't consciously know what I'm doing differently to not get it, which means I can't premptively avoid it.
I always tongue block, but I did experiment with bending while lip pursed, and when I do that the gargle goes away. continue reading...
Suppose that 2 and 3+ are both mastered (which is not yet stable for me, either way, so I cannot reliably experiment).
On your examples, one can find both as slaps on a I chord. Often I find that my slapped 3+ would sound better as slapped 2, because the chord is more adequate. When I come back to your recordings, it isn't so, though (except the repeated 3+ on Temperature, for which I would be interested to compare with a pro-level 2 alternative...). continue reading...
1 and 2 draws are the first beat, the second beat to the right is a1,2 drawchord which happens to be on the right followed by the 2+3+2+ triplet to end in the 1,2 draw, meaning that
I would like to beginne the harmonica learning with Key C and have no harmonica Key-A. But for the lessons in Level 1 one need a harmonica in Key-A. Are the lessons also suit to harmonicas of Key-C.
I'm struggling a little with my shakes, (and I don't mean alchohol withdrawal haha). Is there a tutorial on them, or is it simply a matter of finding my way?
One thing confuses me in the bending study number 1 explanation. Your Ssh-Kee-Koo transitions (without harmonica) sound as if you were forcing the air through with much pressure, getting a "hissing" sound. But I suppose that when bending the air flow should not change drastically, else speed would be very hard to achieve.
I suppose that the hissing is exaggerated for educational purpose, to better hear the pitch change? Or does bending actually require a much harder breathing pressure, the control of which would be part of bending control? continue reading...