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Thu, 06/22/2023 - 18:07
brianleon
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Hello David,now i am retired i can return to study and make progress.First day back and already i have a question.Walk with me 1st chorus,i seem to be doing tremelos 3 times in each of the right places but it seems robotic.

Do you count the tremelos or perhaps i should count the timing to the end of the bar.

So at the moment my tremeloes seem rather obvious and not at all natural.

It was 3 years ago last we spoke but i couldnt continue my learning due to work so i have been noodling about and copying stuff i hear on youtube untill i can give serious practice time a go, but luckily i didnt ever hurl that harmonica into the furnace as i said i might one frustrating time years ago.

This time i hope to learn correctly with a focus on attention to detail.

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Thu, 06/22/2023 - 21:17
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Hello Brian. Having the

Hello Brian. Having the tremolo be obvious right now is good. Students often complain that they feel that about their tremolos, but when I listen to it in a study song submission, it sounds good. The goal is to have the tremolo float though. If you hear the tremolo in a triplet rhythm (three notes per beat), try speeding it up a touch (so that it's somewhere between 3 and 4 a beat). Good to have you back... I hope you enjoy your renewed deep dive into learning the harmonica.

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