Posted Fri, 05/30/2014 - 07:17 by David Barrett Admin
The same Chewing Vibrato you experimented with yesterday can be used on blow bends. To prime your embouchure, play a 8+ and then 8'+ a couple of times to feel where the sweet spot is for the pitch of the 8+. Now play the 8+ and move your jaw up and down and the vibrato will be there. The same applies for the 9+ and 10+. The first time I heard of this as a technique was in an audio cassette instruction by Gary Primich. Have a great weekend everyone!
Posted Wed, 05/28/2014 - 07:48 by David Barrett Admin
To check if you're achieving the vibrato, open up HarpNinja. Play a tremolo (no pitch change) and you'll see the green light of the box for that hole flicker on and off. When performing the vibrato (pitch change) you'll see the readout alternating between that hole and its half step bend.
Posted Thu, 01/23/2014 - 09:04 by David Barrett Admin
These are the subjects Joe Filisko will be teaching at the 20th Anniversary Harmonica Masterclass Workshop. There's still limited space in Joe's classes if you would like to join us for this special one-time event.
Posted Mon, 12/16/2013 - 09:54 by David Barrett Admin
When students work on their improvising skills, they find it challenging to come up with cool fills for their Af Af At and Af Af B Chorus Forms. The easiest place to find lots of fills is in songs where there's harmonica playing fills between vocals. The study song "I Want You With Me" in Accompaniment Study 4 is a good example.