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Lesson time: (4min 11sec)
This lesson is part of the course How to Achieve Valved Bends and Integrate Them into Songs
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Lesson transcript:
Welcome back, everybody!
This is lesson eight, the final lesson in the course.
This is our chance to:
I hope that by doing this solo, you'll grasp where I'm trying to go melodically when I play.
As a melodic player and improviser, I aim to write little songs within the melody. Here's my approach:
It's kind of cool in that respect!
Give it a shot and do your best. The beauty of this is that you can practice as much as you need to.
I hope you'll develop your own ideas as time moves on.
Here we go , this is Sugar, and let's see what happens!
So, there you go, guys! You have plenty to practice.
That solo will be a bit of a challenge for you, but hopefully, if you:
Then just be creative, it should all fall into place for you.
Thanks a lot!

PT Gazell has earned his position as a master of the diatonic harmonica. After years as the sought-after side man and session player for some of Nashville's greatest, PT discovered half-valving and his music literally soared to new heights. No other player combines his phrasing, melodic style, song choices and improvisational abilities the way he does - in the end, it is a style all his own. Using his own signature instrument, the Gazell Method diatonic manufactured by Seydel, PT proves that the harmonica is capable of far more than most of us believe. Dig it! In his courses, PT teaches half-valving straight from the source - so you can get started with the Gazell Method, master valved bends, and bring them into your own songs. read more