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18 Harmonica Insights, #5 - Tongue Blocking

Posted Mon, 10/03/2011 - 08:09
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What's New: Steve Guyger Interview

Posted Thu, 09/29/2011 - 09:35 by David Barrett Admin
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Philadelphia is home to one of the finest blues harp players in the world, much to the surprise of people not "inside" the blues scene. Over the past thiry-plus years, Steve Guyger with his band, The Excellos, has been dishing out some of the finest blues to be heard anywhere. Steve has toured with the late Jimmy Rogers, among others, and has played with many of the great Chicago bluesmen and contemporary players, yet he remains one of the best kept secrets in blues. continue reading...

18 Harmonica Insights, #6 - Bending

Posted Wed, 09/21/2011 - 22:30
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Tip of the Day: Harmonica Curses #2 - Theory

Posted Tue, 09/20/2011 - 09:03 by David Barrett Admin
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What were mentioned over the last couple of days as blessings also leads to one of our curses... since we don't have to learn about keys, scales, scale degrees and chords in our formative years, when it comes to communicating with musicians we're illiterate. Make sure to watch the Performance Training lessons on BluesHarmonica.com, specifically Groove; Openings, Endings & Breaks; and down the road the lessons on Theory and Accompaniment Playing. It's also a great idea to study books like Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory Complete. continue reading...

Tip of the Day: Harmonica Blessing #4 - Portability

Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 08:59 by David Barrett Admin
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What can I say... the harmonica is portable. Throw it in your shirt pocket and away you go! continue reading...

What's New: Joe Tartaglia Lesson 27

Posted Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:06 by David Barrett Admin
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In this lesson Joe Tartaglia learns how to apply the licks he's learning. We also review the study songs Gary's Blues and Take It Easy Now.

- Checking in after Lesson 26 Video
- Lesson 27 - Introduction and Lesson 26 Review Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 1: AAA and AAA with Fills Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 2: Hints for Dealing with the I7 and IV7 Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 3: AAB and AAB with Fills Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 4: A BA C and IV7 Chord Ideas Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 5: Review Video
- Review: Take it Easy Now, Chorus 1 Video continue reading...

What's New: Joe Tartaglia Lesson 27

Posted Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:06 by David Barrett Admin
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In this lesson Joe Tartaglia learns how to apply the licks he's learning. We also review the study songs Gary's Blues and Take It Easy Now.

- Checking in after Lesson 26 Video
- Lesson 27 - Introduction and Lesson 26 Review Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 1: AAA and AAA with Fills Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 2: Hints for Dealing with the I7 and IV7 Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 3: AAB and AAB with Fills Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 4: A BA C and IV7 Chord Ideas Video
- How to Apply a Lick - Part 5: Review Video
- Review: Take it Easy Now, Chorus 1 Video continue reading...

How to Apply a Lick - Part 3: AAB and AAB with Fills

Posted Thu, 09/15/2011 - 08:43
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Checking in after Lesson 26

Posted Thu, 09/15/2011 - 08:18
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Harmonica Blessing No. 1 - No Wrong Notes (Lesson 1)

Posted Mon, 09/12/2011 - 07:22 by David Barrett Admin
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Your C Major Diatonic Harmonica only contains the notes of the C Major Scale... nothing else (unless you bend... which the harmonica was intended to do). You can play any note and still be staying away from "bad" notes. On top of that, even if you're going for a specific note and miss it, the note to the left and to the right of it are harmonies of what you meant to play... it still sounds great! This also means that if you can't even play a single note well... or you're just a little off on your aim... you're playing in harmony... two notes played together sound great... continue reading...