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@@Ricksurranosr thanks bro - hours get back up there soon!!

@@ikust007 for me it’s a “newer” one, as I haven’t played one in many years. Got this last year and really surprised with how well it plays and feels. I still prefer wooden comb Marine Bands personally, but it’s a nice harp overall.

@@christophermoon64 thank you! I love these mics

@@mgraci1 thank you!! I try to pick some licks here that are important for one reason or another… but it’s always fun for me to figure out my own stuff too 😂🎶

@@etaborya most of the time I do (I use either side, depending), once in a while I don’t.

@@terrysmith8704 thank you!

@@1eddybee thank you! Really the best way to break anything down ⚡️

@@1977palvarez thanks! I play so much 3rd position, it’s like 2nd nature 🤣😉

😆 "fairly decent" is one step up from "impressingly mediocre", but thanks for the comment! Yes, it was Sad Hours, my favorite Little Walter number

Great answer to such a silly statement!

@@1977palvarez the comment was indeed silly however, the question was legit. i confuse sad hours and blue midnight on occasion. it was obvious by the applause the band sounded great. were you there ?

@@sharkair2839 Sad Hours is my favorite and two things to distinguish it come to mind - it starts out with 12 bars without the harmonica, featuring that descending bass line, and also it is not as slow as people think, it’s a little more uptempo than his other “slow blues” numbers 👍

@@boydross in the caption, you will see link for info on my website membership. I just loaded new content for this month, including several lessons, a couple webinars and other study materials… Membership costs less than one lesson per month and you have 24/7 access to different content that I curate each month to study with, listen to, watch, learn from… and most importantly learn WHY behind these things which helps you learn better and faster 👍

@@farblunjet14 thank you!! I’ll try to keep these going every week 👍 lots more in the website⚡️

@@harpbaby1 thank you! Many times, when working on fast phrases, players get them wrong because either A) they can’t really hear or tell all the notes and sounds being played, and/or B) they just don’t have the control or technique to do them as someone else does. So the key really is to slow them down and do them piece by piece by piece, clean and clear, then build up speed. You don’t necessarily have to clean up the “dirt” in a phrase if it is deliberate, but even slowing down and figuring out how a “dirty” sound is played will help you be able to play it fast once you learn it correctly 👍

Absolutely. You're a great teacher Dennis. As always, thank you, thank you, thank you.

@@Crushbandicoot-wv8xb thank you! Always takes me a minute to figure out my own licks 🤣

@@DennisGruenling it is when you do something really cool in the moment sometimes I can’t recreate it

@@carltakats327 yes indeed! That’s really the true “shortcut”!

They are still fragile, and shouldn’t be left in extreme temps but yea, they are great!

I can build one for you. Message me on Facebook, Instagram or email from my website and I can do that. Thanks!!

Thank you!

Just telling it like it is 👍👍

Thank you!!! New one posting today soon… I appreciate the kind words 👍

Of course. I started out not blocking like most people. All are welcome here, just keep in mind that T-blocking will help in all areas of playing (breath control, tone, and all types of sounds and techniques available)…and honestly it is not as difficult as people think it is. But I am aware not everyone does it. Many of the sounds, textures and techniques you hear me play come from blocking however…thanks for sticking around!

@@DennisGruenling I do both . But i like to know how the real musicians like you, do. Cheers

@@ikust007 thanks! I am one of the players that uses TB just about 100% of the time, even with my overbends.

@@DennisGruenling wow!!! Overbends!!! Ouf !!

Thank you!! Lots more coming… 🥳

Thank you so much! It will come, but let me help. I often get students blocking and starting to bend in the first lesson. The trick to bending is it all depends on controlling your airflow, whether you are blocking or not. Choke off the airstream towards the back of your throat to get the most common bends on 2-3 on the common key harps

I can get more into that as well… that is what I do with most of my teaching… it is the WHY behind everything that means the most⚡️ Not so much my thoughts process when I play because it’s immediate (not really a conscious thought in the moment) but there is a reasoning to why I go places and how/why it all works 👍

Thank you! I will 👍

Thanks!! Lots more coming ⚡️

Thanks for watching‼️😎

The way you phrase the notes together and the spacing is SO important, it makes the difference between just "playing notes" and "saying something"...thanks! I actually talk about this specific point in the VIP lesson this month.

@DennisGruenling cool, it's completely true Denis. For me, it's the difference between a professional and a beginner. That's why I love the way you play. And something more to me is the groove, feeling and emotion you give to all your notes. Thank you for that, it's a gift for my ears....kinds regards from Belgium 🇧🇪 😀

Glad it was helpful! More to come...

Thank you very much! Haha, well I know the WAY I play, but I always improvise, so the timing and phrasing and ideas always change...this is really when the music happens I think! Thank you

Thanks so much!! Enjoy and stay tuned for more

Subscribe to the channel and my email list…you will see more! Thanks

Thanks!! Haha, and it is so true. I obviously know the techniques I use, but trying to figure out how I put things together and my timing, plus the ideas that come out of nowhere… sometimes I throw myself off 😂😂