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Bobbyboy
21 posts
Jul 12, 2016
2:49 AM
How does one go about posting a sample of there progress?
Killa_Hertz
1671 posts
Jul 12, 2016
6:24 AM
Hey BobbyBoy.

Sign up for "The Box". This is what most of us use. Then you can simply record something with your phone and upload it to The Box. Then get the embed link for whichever sound file you want to share. And then cut and paste it right in your post. Simple as that.

So Google the box. Sign up. And upload something. If you get that far and are having trouble with the embed portion, ill walk you through it.
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Bobbyboy
22 posts
Jul 13, 2016
4:56 AM
Thanks. I will try and find "The Box". I dont own a phone though. I have been using my webcam. Poor quality but does give me some idea how bad I sound.
Bobbyboy
24 posts
Jul 13, 2016
5:23 AM
https://soundcloud.com/user-683945022/untitled-2

dont know if this will work but here goes. Remember I only started tooting this spring so dont be too hard on me.

Ah, it doesnt open automatically but if you copy , then right click and select open link, it works.

Last Edited by Bobbyboy on Jul 13, 2016 5:27 AM
MindTheGap
1702 posts
Jul 13, 2016
8:09 AM
I'd have thought you'd be delighted with this. Nice and straightforward, in time, good inflections, classic blues-harp double stops but not crazy and undisciplined, lots of 4 draw, a shake (warble), marking the chord changes with note choices. All good stuff. And I notice you vary your phrases between starting on beat 1 and beat 2. Classic.

But of these, the really good one is that you've got time, and IMO everything else follows.

There's plenty of songs that have something pretty much like this as fills and solo. Onwards and upwards. And thank you for posting it, it's a hurdle.

Last Edited by MindTheGap on Jul 13, 2016 8:15 AM
Bobbyboy
25 posts
Jul 13, 2016
9:19 AM
Thank you so much for the encouragement.I didnt understand everything you said but it sounds like I'm doing something right anyway.
I'm feeling quite at home now with the re-tuned golden melody thanks to Al Price. Its true what others have said on here, you have to try a few harmonica's until one clicks.
My little sample was all lip pursing. No tongue blocking yet so, much to learn. Thanks again for the kind words.

Last Edited by Bobbyboy on Jul 13, 2016 9:31 AM


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