Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hello everyone!

I just bought a new Harmonica with C, it's a Hohner Special 20. I am very new to playing Harmonica. 

I just bought the C Harmonica, but the beginner video said that A should be used. What should I do now? Is it not useful?

Thank you in advance!

Hi

In Improv 

U said "jam track yr choice to write n record to

Do u want a staff with notes and tab below?? thanks

Im not good at navigating the forum sorry

bobsnow50@gmail.com

Thanks

Hi. David, do you have a transcription of whammer jammer to send me? I decided to start learning this classic and a tablature would help me a lot.

Hi David,

Do you know any harmonica instructors in the Denver, CO area who you'd recommend?

Thanks.

PRSNRS

Hi, David.

I have a question about nose breathing. You say that nose should be closed (also Winslow Yerxa teaches that way), but Joe Filisko says that we can exhale through the harmonica (his "nose push" tip). Can You help somthing about it?

Greetings from Poland.

Gabriel

PS. Sorry for gramattic :-)

hi,

i looked a lesson from ryan walker, where he played gary´s blues. where can i find gary´s blues?

greetings from the tyrol

georg

Hi Dave,

In your review of the VHT Special 6 you mentioned that you bought one and intended to explore modifications to make it a more harp specific amp. Did you make any mods that an average "joe ten-holer" like myself could pull off? 

Apologies if you've posted this info and I just didn't find it. 

Thanks!!

Hi David

I am getting on ok with my draw bending and have made some progress with blow bending holes 7, 8 and 9 but I am really struggling to use tremolo on any bent note. Do you have any tips on how I can do this? My draw tremolo on unbent notes is coming on reasonably but I am a bit stuck when it comes to the bent ones.

Thanks in advance

Simon

Hi David

I am getting on ok with my draw bending and have made some progress with blow bending holes 7, 8 and 9 but I am really struggling to use tremolo on any bent note. Do you have any tips on how I can do this? My draw tremolo on unbent notes is coming on reasonably but I am a bit stuck when it comes to the bent ones.

Thanks in advance

Simon

Hello David, I am new here, I got my harmonica today and I never played a tune in my life! But now I am going to be good at it! I am dedicated! I have a Hohner Marine Band 1896 (Classic). It might have been the wrong choice but what can I do, I already bought it.

My question is: In the first lessons you always say I need an A Harmonica. Does that mean I can´t do the lessons with the one I got? What does A Harmonica mean? 

Best wishes! / Åse, Stockholm