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This Repertoire Builder song "Passin’ Time" does not teach you any new techniques, but places into context what you've worked hard to learn in Bending and Tongue Blocking studies 3 (after LOA-L4). This song will continue to work these techniques, along with giving you a fun song to play that contains valuable lick vocabulary for your improvising. The groove of this song is based on Jimmy Reed's "Big Boss Man" and Tommy Tucker's "Hi-Heel Sneakers." There are some very cool speed licks that traverse the range of the harmonica in this very melodic song. continue reading...

In Sharon's latest lesson she reviews: Solo Harmonica Study examples 1.2 and 1.4; playing single notes; and holding the harmonica. In this lesson we cover: the major scale; Solo Harmonica Study example 1.7; Tongue Block Study 1; exercises 1.2 through 1.4; hand and throat tremolo; dealing with excess saliva; embouchure choices for playing hole 1; and choruses 1 through 4 of tongue block study "Walk With Me." You can see Sharon's lessons here https://www.bluesharmonica.com/contributor/sharon-barrett

My review of the Marble Max amplifier ($1,050 with 1x10" speaker) is now up. Subscribers can see the review here https://www.bluesharmonica.com/amp_reviews

We have a new student at BluesHarmonica.com! Study along with beginning student Sharon Meheula (soon to be Sharon Barrett... yes, my fiancé) as she takes private lessons with me. Each lesson is video recorded in its entirety—giving you valuable insight into the same material you're studying on the site. Sharon will also be checking in between lessons—allowing you to feel as if you have a harmonica buddy going through the same learning process. You can see her lessons here https://www.bluesharmonica.com/contributor/sharon-barrett