David's Tip of the Day: Practice Triptych

Follow these three steps to becoming a great Blues harmonica player. Times are based on an hour a day practice routine.

1) 10m Technique - Use the exercises outlined on the site for each of the lessons or create your own repetitive, technique-focused exercises.

2) Song 30m - Work on a song that challenges you as a player and that embodies the technique, movement and vocabulary you wish to have in your playing.

3) Chorus Forms (Application) - Take a lick from the song you're working on that day and apply the Chorus Forms (as outlined in Improvising Study 1, Section 6 – Final Homework Assignments, Homework Assignment #1, Part 1 & Homework Assignment #1, Part 2)

If you have more time than an hour, you can add other areas of focus that are of interest to you.