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Free Sample Lessons
After watching the BluesHarmonica.com overview video, try one of the lessons below to experience a lesson at BluesHarmonica.com.
- Tongue Blocking Study 2 – This study is for the newer player or the player new to tongue blocking
- Bending Study 5 – This is for the advanced player looking to improve their bending skills
Comments
It sounds like you're having
It sounds like you're having fun with it! That's an extremely important component. Make sure you don't lose sight of that as your skills develop!
keep working on it!
Keep on working on those single notes and bending. Keep on truckin!
You have a very catchy
You have a very catchy approach for beginner! Some riffs are very tasty!
Great Work!
Great work Jimmy-keep it up-as with the others loved the chords & the rhythm all there too!
Well done!!
Pretty much an echo of previous comments. Good rhythm and use of chords and tongue slaps. Its a long enjoyable journey. Keep at it with the suggestions in mind!!
Jimmy , I like how you slip
Jimmy , I like how you slip those fat chords in there throughout to tune. Nice laid back jam! Dave will have you groovin it along as you follow the Master Plan laid out on this site and in his lesson books - I have a ton a work, "I mean fun" to do myself. There always seems another rut to dig out of....thank God that the digging is fun and exciting!!!
Good job
Good effort - solid rhythm throughout and I like your use of chords and the shakes at the end. I agree with David: if you redo it, stick to a simple melodic idea for each chorus.
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good effort- echo David's words. Your rhythm is there man, keep it rollin!
Judging
Thank you for your submission JimmyBB. You're on the right track! The opening chorus is your head, the main theme, and though you had more fills than I would normally like to hear, I can hear what you're going for here.
After the head your instrumental doesn't have any structure or theme to it... it's not taking me on a journey. I know you're relatively new to the harmonica and have not developed you tongue blocking and bending much, but you have a good rhythmic feel on the harmonica and could take this instrumental to the next step after competition.
Review the following lessons... thew will help big time in what I'm speaking of here...
1) Improvising Study 1 - Lessons on chorus forms to help you understand the melodic goal for each chorus
2) Improvising Study 2 - Focus Notes... this is what will help the body of your instrumental... this is your priority
3) Improvising Study 7 - Section 4, Soloing Themes... this will reinforce what I'm speaking of for the body of your instrumental
So, these are my suggestions for you to go to the next step. Thank you for submission, keep up the great work!