Hi-
Can I request feedback on my playing? This is literally noodling in a somewhat classy style, and there are some missed notes here and there, but generally speaking I would really appreciate criticism on my playing!
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Thanks!
Well. I couldnāt do that. So for me itās amazing. Iām just starting tongue blocking so I canāt be sure but Iām guessing thats how youāre doing two things at once near the end.
Well done on all accounts for skill and bravery putting yourself out there.
Iām sorry I canāt give you a technical critique but I can say I liked it.
I am learning Whammer Jammer, and even though it is a ridiculous song to learn, there is a lot of interesting techniques in it. Definitely not a beginner song, but worth taking a stab at if you are past the āI can blow single notesā and āI can bend!ā stages of playing.
Really opens up the world of tongue blocking - at least for me.
Hello @Dk360,
definitely interesting! You play relatively fluently and only have a few notes where you donāt hit the individual notes quite cleanly. But thatās a matter of practice, just like the rhythm.
The intermediate part sounds like J. Straussā āOn the Beautiful Blue Danubeā? How did you play from 00:36 min.? Thatās actually only possible by recording a second track?
Anyway, I like it and you should definitely continue 
!
Regards from Astrid 
Thanks - The part at :36 is a tongue blocked octave. Basically block an octave, say 1&4 with holes 2&3 blocked, and bump your tongue back and forth against 2&3 while keeping air on your 1&4 octave holes.
Hopefully that makes senseā¦
Yes, @Dk360, I know how the tongue block works because I also use it when practicing.
But from then on you play a real melody. Thatās why I came to J. Strauss. I do not understand that.
Did you improvise or are there tabs for it? I would be very interested to see what they look like.
Maybe you can enter them here? Donāt be in a hurry either. Thank you very much!
Sure - The only part here that is genuinely my own is the part starting at :23 -:30ish. I played brass for years and kind of have classical music ābaked inā when I improviseā¦I made up the melody, but I definitely was heavily influenced by what I have played/heard in the past.
Starting at :23 the tab is some variation of this:
+7 +6 +7 -7 -6 -7 +7 +6 +7 -6 -5 -6 +6 +5 +6 -5 -4 -5
You can start on any hole, although I prefer 7, and just walk this pattern up and down the harp.
Not sure if this is exactly what you were looking for, but let me know.
Hey @Dk360 sounding good my friend. Youāre isolating notes well, the tongue blocking stuff sounds good. Keep up the great work!