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Michael scott ferguson
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Aloha Jerry,
I've learned a lot from you - Mahalo ! I started years ago with your great Harmonica Master Class Book/ CDs series. It's an honor to have the opportunity to now...
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Bruce dumes
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Avalon Variations and Ending
Hey Duke! Hope you're doing well. Here's my take on Avalon. Please let me know what you think! I've had a lot of fun working on it. Thanks, Bruce.
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Robert fox
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Seventh Chorus Breakdown
That helps! Thanks, Rick.
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Rick estrin
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Eighth Verse Breakdown
Thanks Bill, and yes, you're absolutely right - My bad (as the younger folks say) - I watched the lesson yesterday as I was writing this week's accompanying email text when I...
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Bill blatner
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Eighth Verse Breakdown
Hi Rick,
When you're trilling on the 4 chord, are you bending the 3-4 hole draws? Sounds like it to me but you don't mention it.
This chorus didn't really need the slow down,...
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Duke robillard
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Avalon Variations and Ending
Hi Folks,
Here we are at the last lesson for Avalon. I hope you are all enjoying the song and lessons. Again I would love to see more videos from all of you playing this. This...
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Kevin brown
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Viewing All The Lessons on and...
Thanks mike, all sorted I wasn't waiting long enough for the files to load up, had overlooked how hefty they were.
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Rick estrin
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Seventh Chorus Breakdown
Hi Robert - Good question! Obviously I can't know exactly what Little Walter meant when he said "Fill the harp up with air, and then you just navigate" but what I gleaned from it...
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Jerry portnoy
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Eighth Verse Breakdown
Hey, Sonic Junction -
We're back with the 8th and final lesson on "Mr. Lee's Mambo". For those of you who did Dennis' "Trill Seeker" series of a few months ago, the elements of...
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Robert fox
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Seventh Chorus Breakdown
Hi Rick - Any tips on how to fill the harp up with air? Seems like it would be easier to do while tongue-blocking. Thanks!
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Mike caren
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Viewing All The Lessons on and...
Hi Kevin --- if you keep scrolling down the page --- more lessons should appear as you hit the bottom of the page. It may take a couple seconds for them to load the first time...
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Kevin brown
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Viewing All The Lessons on and...
Newby here, where can I view all of dukes lessons, when I click on his name and go to .all lessons. There's only 3 there, where's the rest of em, are they all on a page...
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Rick estrin
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It sounds kinda perfect, right?
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Tom hartley
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Ha! My birthday! Now that would be the ticket....
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Tom hartley
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~his internal groove... groove is "dancing him"~
Truth.....the physicality of one's playing is way understated and most think it's just you trying to 'look' cool.
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Rick estrin
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Hi Tom - Good to hear from you. Charlie left in 2008, but I've still got the band - still traveling and recording. If you're in the San Francisco bay area on 12/29, Little Charlie...
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Tom hartley
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Rick,
Just popped in to tell you how great it is again to see and hear your harp playing. Been a fan ever since the nightcats. please pass my well wishes on to Charlie as well.
~...
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Kip marchetti
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Is It Too Late Now? Intro Breakdown
Chris -
This intro illustrates that I need to get looser but I don't think that is an overnight thing. My goal is to get looser in the picking arm/wrist. This is a little rough...
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Kip marchetti
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Whiskey Before Breakfast Crosspicking the B Section
Chris -
As you suggested I searched for some notes of my own. I've never attempted this sort of thing so perhaps it's just another way to play Whiskey Before Breakfast. I mostly...
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Mike caren
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Just signed back up---videos...
Hi Paul --- thanks for letting us know and sorry for the issue. You're correct --- we had an issue with one of our servers over the weekend.
It's now fixed. Can you give it a...
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Paul_t
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Just signed back up---videos...
I was unable to access Swinging the Blues and Lester Leaps In today. When I click on the lesson a blank white page opens but nothing runs.
Thanks
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William deraymond
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It Hurts Me Too Slide Melody and Bass
Thanks!
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Tim james
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It Hurts Me Too Slide Melody and Bass
FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jerry portnoy
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Seventh Chorus Breakdown
Hey, Sonic Junction -
This week, we're back with verse 7 of "Mr. Lee's Mambo". This verse starts out with some "breaks". I'm pretty sure they're called breaks because the flow of...
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Duke robillard
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Avalon Soloing
Hello Friends,
This week we are learning to solo on Avalon. The changes in many parts of this tune are four bars to each chord so it gives you plenty of space to learn to play...
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Chris eldridge
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Any Old Time A Peek Toward Swing Guitar
This week we're starting in on an old Jimmie Rogers song, "Any Old Time." It was famously recorded by Tony Rice on his iconic record Church Street Blues which is where I learned...
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Jerry portnoy
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Sentimental Journey Performance
Hey Boyd,
Good to hear you're making progress. Your bends are getting more accurate and your timing is improving though it's still your biggest challenge. Try to feel the beat by...
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Joe markey
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Sixth Chorus Breakdown
Thanks Guys!
Joe
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Rick estrin
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Mr. Lee's Mambo Sixth Chorus Breakdown
Thank you, Joe - Glad you're enjoying the lesson.
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Rick estrin
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Rick, Thanks for another excellent lesson. Will you be providing a backing track at some point?
Thanks.
Joe
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