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Walk With Me: 2 questions

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Thu, 06/25/2020 - 10:34
DrSpoons
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Hey David,

 

1. On beat four of the first and second bars of the 4th chorus of "Walk With Me," Tongue Blocking Example #1, the notation says 3 blow, but on the recording, it's definitely a 2 blow. Am I correct that this should be renamed as 2+? (The notes are written correctly on the staff.)

 

2. I hear dotted eighth / sixteenth notes in some of what you're doing on the recording with the runs of eighth notes. I like it and prefer it to the rather dull straight eighth notes that would be the case if played as written. OK to play these runs as dotted eighth / sixteenth notes in the recording for the test for Level 1?

 

Thank you!

 

Dr. Spoons

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Thu, 06/25/2020 - 11:04
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David Barrett
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Hello Dr. Spoons. Answers

Hello Dr. Spoons. Answers below...

1. The note is 3+, not 2+

2. Good ear... swing is assumed when playing blues. When you read eighth notes, instead of playing them straight, play them with a swing feeling (two eighth notes turns into triplet quarter, followed by triplet eighth).

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Thu, 06/25/2020 - 12:56
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DrSpoons
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Thank you again

Yikes! I did indeed misread those two notes. Thank you for setting me straight!

Back to the harp....

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Thu, 06/25/2020 - 12:57
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No problem... keep the

No problem... keep the questions coming.

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