Submission 5 - Levels Of Achievement [V2] - Blues Harmonica

Submission #5Levels of AchievementBluesHarmonica.com Support MaterialWritten by David BarrettRecorded ExamplesStudy Song"My Blues" (Bending Study 4) to the provided jam trackImprovising Study 1 - Assignment 3: Song WritingUse a jam track of your choosing to write and record to. Gather licks from study songs (mining“Temperature,” “Gary’s Blues” and “Take it Easy Now” for licks to use with the “Temperature” jamtrack is a good example) and/or makeup licks of your own to write an original instrumental. You’llneed as many licks as there are choruses in the jam track, minus one due to the fact that you’llrepeat the first chorus for the last chorus as well. Take each lick and experiment with the ChorusForm options. When you’re done you’ll have an instrumental where each Chorus Form isrepresented. Below is an example of what you might come up with.Chorus 1 – “A” Lick played in the AAA Chorus FormChorus 2 – New “A” Lick played in the Af Af At Chorus FormChorus 3 – New “A” Lick played in the AAB Chorus FormChorus 4 – New “A” Lick played in the Af Af B Chorus FormChorus 5 – New “A” Lick played in the A B/A C Chorus FormChorus 6 – Repeat your first chorusSolo Harmonica Study 3Examples 2.1, 2.2 or 2.6 with a Metronome (you choose the tempo)Movement Exercises – ScalesG Major Pentatonic (play ascending and descending) 2012 David Barrett & The Harmonica Masterclass Co. for BluesHarmonica.com, All Rights Reserved1

Accompaniment Playing Study 5Use a jam track of your choosing and play one chorus per hole of the harmonica, for all ten holes.Use Accompaniment Playing Study 5, Example 2.3 (below), as reference. Present each note inwhichever rhythm you feels matches the track you’re playing to best.Ex. 2.3 –Hole Changes Staying on one hole and hitting all the chord changes Play Hole #1 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #2 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #3 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #4 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #5 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #6 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #7 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #8 in the 12 Bar Blues Play Hole #9 in the 12 Bar Blues7 Play Hole #10 in the 12 Bar Blues (note that 10’ B is an option for I (G7), but it’s difficult to play andhonestly doesn’t sound good in this context, so let’s leave it out and play hole 9 in replacement).Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E]” Hole I7 (G7)IV7 (C7)V7 (D7)1DCC D2F GE GF 3G BG B A4DCC D5FE-6GGA7BCC8DED9F GGF 10B CA CWritten ExamplesPrint out and complete the following material with pen or dark pencil. Once you’ve completed this,scan or take a picture of these pages and send it to us via the attachment option below. If youwould like to mail it to us, you can do so to David Barrett, C/O LOA, PO Box 1723 Morgan Hill, CA95038.Music Theory Study 2Ex. 1.4 – Exercise: Fill in the chart below with pitches for the C Major Diatonic Harmonica with bends.2

Ex. 1.6 – Exercise: Fill in the chart below with Scale Degrees based on the C Major Scale in place ofpitch names including bends.Ex. 2.5 – Exercise: Fill in the chart below with Scale Degrees based on the G Mixolydian Scale in placeof pitch names.Ex. 3.5 – Exercise: Fill in the chart below with Scale Degrees based on the D Dorian Scale in placeof pitch names.Ex. 5.8 – Exercise: Create your own harmonica position quick chart below.3

HarpCGDAEBF (G )D (C )A B F1st Position KeyC2nd Position KeyG3rd Position KeyDF C G Ex. 6.1 – Exercise: Let’s use the notes of the C Harmonica for all of our questions below.1) The C Harmonica plays in the key of in 1st Position. It uses the scale. Thenotes of this scale are: . In scale degrees it is. The home base in this position is the pitch and is found on holesand

“Temperature,” “Gary’s Blues” and “Take it Easy Now” for licks to use with the “Temperature” jam track is a good example) and/or makeup licks of your own to write an original instrumental. You’ll . Solo Harmonica Study 3 Example