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The Ultimate Blues Harmonica Soloist
WEEK 1: NUANCES AND EXPRESSION (FIND YOUR VOICE)
1.0 How To Use This Course
1.1 "Anybody Can Play... The Note Is Only 20%" (How To Roast A Note!) (2:36)
1.2 Throat Vibrato (12:45)
1.3 Tone ("Ah/Ee" Adding Treble Or Bass With Your Inbuilt Tone Control) (6:09)
1.4 Dynamics (3:15)
1.5 Articulations (2:46)
1.6 "Drawstring" Onset (3:22)
1.7 Scooping (4:49)
1.8 Wah Wah (4:39)
1.9 The One Note Solo (Chicago Blues Shuffle) (7:07)
1.10 Week 1 Practice Summary & Listening Assignment (4:50)
WEEK 2: ALL THE DRAW BENDS (HOLES 1 TO 6)
2.1 Draw 1 (Half Step) (8:49)
2.2 Draw 2 (Half Step, Whole Step) (6:29)
2.3 Draw 3 (Half Step, Whole Step, Step & A Half!) (8:02)
2.4 Draw 4 (Half Step) & Adding Articulations To Bends (2:36)
2.5 Draw 5 (Quarter Step!) (2:28)
2.6 Draw 6 (Half Step) (2:12)
2.7 ALL The Bends 1 to 6 (Practice Video) (16:56)
2.8 Week 2 Practice Summary (1:42)
2.9 Going Deeper Challenge: Adding Vibrato To Bends (Jaw & Throat Vibrato) (7:25)
WEEK 3: SECOND POSITION BLUES SCALE
3.1 Why Second Position Is King! (And Understanding Scale Formulas) (16:16)
3.2 Second Position Minor Pentatonic & Blues Scale (Middle Octave) (12:27)
3.3 Blues Scale Practice With Backing Track (4:01)
3.4 Improvisation Exercise: Applying Rhythm To Scale (10:20)
3.5 Moving Around The Scale More Freely (7:05)
3.6 Week 3 Practice Summary & Listening Assignment (4:47)
WEEK 4: ALL ABOUT THE RHYTHM (AND THE LOWER OCTAVE BLUES SCALE)
4.1 Second Position Blues Scale (Lower Octave) (11:29)
4.2 Rhythm Exercises (23:15)
4.3 Rhythm Theory Quiz
4.4 The "Drum Kit" Approach To Improvising (13:49)
4.5 Week 4 Practice Summary (2:03)
4.6 Going Deeper Challenge #1: 8th Note & 16th Note Scale Runs (8:31)
4.7 Going Deeper Challenge #2: Shuffle And Triplet Runs (5:44)
WEEK 5: 12-BAR BLUES SOLOING
5.1 12-Bar Blues Structure (14:00)
5.2 If in Doubt, Wail on Draw 4! (Double Stops, Trills & The 'Slide' Lick) (10:38)
5.3 The "One Size Fits All" Solo (Explanation & Slow Minor Blues) (14:31)
5.4 The "One Size Fits All" Solo (Shuffle) (6:15)
5.5 The "One Size Fits All" Solo (Funk Blues) (7:03)
5.6 Week 5 Practice Summary & Listening Assignment (4:06)
WEEK 6: UPPER OCTAVE & THE MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE
6.1 Different Key Harps (Which Keys Do You Need?) (2:30)
6.2 Upper Octave Missing Notes & The "Hybrid" Scale (5:33)
6.3 Bending, Scooping & Vibrato In The Upper Octave (6:54)
6.4 The Major Pentatonic Scale (All Three Octaves) (9:23)
6.5 Scale Practice, Call & Response Phrases: Major Pentatonic (Middle & Lower Octaves) (4:55)
6.6 Scale Practice, Call & Response Phrases: Major Pentatonic (Upper Octave) (5:23)
6.7 Week 6 Practice Summary & Listening Assignment (3:42)
6.8 Going Deeper Challenge: Scales Quiz
WEEK 7: TONGUE BLOCKING
7.1 Tongue Blocking & Tongue Slapping (12:45)
7.2 Octaves/ Tongue Splits (7:32)
7.3 Flutters (2:46)
7.4 Tongue Blocked Bending (3:29)
7.5 Week 7 Practice Summary & Listening Assignment (4:57)
7.6 Going Deeper Challenge: Tongue Slap Shuffle (8:53)
WEEK 8: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
8.1 When To Use Each Scale (Major, Minor & Dominant 7 Chords Explained) (8:10)
8.2 Scale & Chord Theory Quiz
8.3 Slow Minor Blues Solo (Demonstration & Explanation) (13:58)
8.4 Slow Minor Blues Solo (Practice With Backing Track) (7:53)
8.5 Shuffle Solo (Demonstration & Explanation) (17:05)
8.6 Shuffle Solo (Practice With Backing Track) (3:00)
8.7 Week 8 Practice Summary (1:15)
8.8 Going Deeper Challenge: Targeting Chord Tones (10:55)
WEEK 9: INTRO LICKS, TURNAROUNDS & END LICKS
9.1 Turnaround Licks (27:45)
9.2 End Licks (11:11)
9.3 Intro Licks (6:51)
9.4 Week 9 Practice Summary (1:03)
WEEK 10: OVER TO YOU! HOW TO LEARN LICKS BY EAR
10.1 Learning Licks By Ear & On-The-Spot Improvising VS Pre-Rehearsed Licks (8:12)
10.2 Ear Training Quiz
10.3 Blues Scale Call & Response Phrases (Shuffle In G) (7:07)
10.4 Blues Scale Call & Response Phrases (Slow Blues In G Minor) (8:15)
10.5 Blues Scale Call & Response Phrases (Funk Blues In G) (7:34)
10.6 Major Pentatonic / Blues Scale Call & Response Phrases (Slow Blues In E) (9:29)
10.7 Major Pentatonic / Blues Scale Call & Response Phrases (Medium Shuffle In E) (5:25)
10.8 G Shuffle Jam Session (3:41)
10.9 Gm Slow Blues Jam Session (6:33)
10.10 E Shuffle Jam Session (3:32)
10.11 E Slow Blues Jam Session (3:45)
10.12 Week 10 Practice Summary (1:48)
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