blowing into holes
Sun, 04/30/2023 - 21:53
Hi David, it is really my first time on harmonica and struglling to get startharmonica yesterday and cant get theed even with the study guide. how do I for instance in the third or foutth hole when it is so diffficult to blow into one hole at any given time. Just bought my harmonica yesterday and cant do the first lesson. please help to understand the fourth hole etc. Ivan.
Hello Ivan. Like with all wind instruments, it commonly takes weeks to get consistent single notes (months to actually sound good). So, first of all, be patient... it doesn't come instantly.
As a beginner, you’ll start with Blues Harmonica Fundamentals (https://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/blues_harmonica_fundamentals). After this lesson you’ll move on to studying two lessons at the same time… Tongue Block Study 1 (https://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/tongue_blocking_1) and Solo Harmonica Study 1 (https://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/solo_study_1).
As you work through your lessons, you can also watch two beginning students on camera work through the same material with me. These students are my wife Sharon Barrett (https://www.bluesharmonica.com/contributor/sharon-barrett) and Hob Bosold (https://www.bluesharmonica.com/contributor/hob_bosold). You’ll find their first couple of lessons very helpful in you achieving good clean notes.
Keep at it Ivan. With daily practice and patience you WILL get it.