Ask Instructor David Barrett

Hi David,

The Ultimate Blues Jam track is mentioned during your lesson with Sharon Barrett. Where is that track on the website?

Thanks.

PRS

Dave I've really screwed up somewhere ?? I am struggling with octaves ? Can you please direct me to the lesson Ive missed on octaves ? Im just getting tongue tied . Thanks

Hi David, I'm trying since some months to tongue block with a tong position of 11 as you explain in your videos. I can't achieve yet to make it work...but if I block the right side of the mouth "playing" the hole in my left lip boundary it seems to work...and i can play scales up and down.

But I'm worried that doing so perhaps i will have it difficoult for doing other required techniques. 

Could you please tell me if I'm ok like this or not? continue reading...

Hi David,

I am working on study songs "Barret Line" and "Blues Creeping over me" and I was trying to keep a low overall volume. I manage to play regular notes, tremolos and slaps with low volume, though as soon as I try to bend, I cannot produce any sound and I need to inspire harder -- thus with high volume -- to get the (bent) note to play.

Is it possible to bend notes with low volume or is there a "strenght" in the airflow needed to produce the sound? Thanks.

David

For submission of ex. 1.2 and 1.6, do you want the whole jam track of "Use to be my baby"  including  the solo  played?  If not how many choruses should we record?

Thanks

Tom 

Hi David,

I just got to the lesson where you got married. Delayed congrats.

PRS

Hi David,

I just got to the lesson where you got married. Delayed congrats.

PRS

Hello David....I was trying to download  Lesson #11 Theory Study 1 Sec. 3(Major Scales) of you and Ryan Walker. I enjoy viewing your contributers and helps a lot in my studies. Have you remove his or some of the other contributors sections as well from the teaching sites or is this strictly on my end? Thx, John

In 5th measure (4 chord) 2 blow followed by draw 2,1 (pull).  I find myself doing a 2/1 blow  when preceeded by a blow note.  Same if it is a 2/1 draw I would tend to follow with a draw pull.  Should I slow down, concentrate and play it as written or is it OK to play what seems to flow easier for me which is to match blow pulls with preceeding blow notes, draw pulls with preceeding draw notes.  Hope this makes sense

David

In the subject Rumba 12 bar example, the first 3 (F#) draw you come to I beleive is held for two beats and then the 3 draw in bar #2 is only one beat. Correct?

I asked because it seems like in the video of you playing it, you hold the second 3 draw the same lenght.

Maybe I'm worng  but I'm not sure. Hopefully you undertsnad what I'm asking.

Thanks