General Discussion

Has anybody ever ran into a situation where you started to have problems with vertical and dizziness. I practice a lot and I do get light-headed when I finish but I wonder if I have a medical condition because I get light-headed even if I'm not playing I'm going to see the doctor I don't know if my extensive practicing has anything to do with it

Hi guy,

Although I am still not on the desired level to play some hard tunes, as I really like this one I gave it a try. 

I think it's good enough to share it with you. Any comment is appreciated. Bear in mind that I am in love with harmonica only for last few months. 

As I am not that skillful, I changed some parts a bit so it can be easier for me to play them.

https://youtu.be/PDsm15PmZs8

Cheers.

I am interested to know what an average maximum draw duration is that harp players can execute. I am working on LOA 3 and the Accompaniment song that has a challenging segment. Blues creeping over me, the harp solo verse starts with  4’ then 4------  4’  4------ 4’  4--------  3  3’ 2-----  Timing the MP3 the first two bars is 10 seconds, then it goes into 3  3’  2---.  Now I can do the C harp for 12 seconds but the A harp for just 10 seconds. continue reading...

I just passed Level 1 and feeling all righteous I dove into level 2 and low and behold the dreaded 2 draw.

I've done so much self analyzing I could throw the POS at the wall.

What I seem to know so far.

1.  I can get 2 draw to play well by just breathing in.

I can feel the air going in my nose and when I breath out I can definitely feel it coming out.

And I fill up with air instantly

So issues with closing off the nasal cavity - check

2.  I don't have this issue with other notes continue reading...

Hi,

I have been wanting for some time to accompany my wife singing Bang, Bang My baby shot me down from Sonny Bono.

The main guitar chords of the song are (from the most used to the least used in the song) :

• Fm (8 times)
• C (8 times)
• Eb (5 times)
• Bbm/F (4 times)
• Eaug (twice)
• Fm/Eb (twice)
• Fm/D (once), skipped in the analysis
• Db (once), skipped in the analysis

I have the following harps :

• G
• A
• Bb
• C
• D
• F

My first questions were : continue reading...

Hohner is such a weird company. You go to the USA website and find descriptions of harps and videos of people talking more than playing, but the company doesn't even sell its harps on their own site. Their plastic-like harp case, available at a leading commercial site, looks like total junk. They don't sell any kind of mic anymore. Their good diatonic harps, like Crossovers, are abusrdly priced at around $80. Great, I'll run right out and buy three in every key. continue reading...

Fellow harpists,

The song, The Creeper or The Creeper Returns (Finger Lickin' Good by Charlie Musselwhite) has been coming up often in my playlists recently.  The tune is almost always in the key of B or Bm I guess.  It sounds like a great tune to let loose on and play with the band. continue reading...

hi. I am a month old newbie to this site  and tounge blocking and thus far love it, but I'm missing something in technique.  in holes 1 and 2 both blow and draw I'm leaking air from the left corner of my mouth. tried deeper into mouth, not as deep, pressing harder (read in a different thread that's the reason corners of mouth getting sore so working on that) changing angle of harmonica and angle of harmonica in relation to face, as well as trying to seal the end of harmonica with corner of mouth which does not work well either. 

what'm I missing? continue reading...

I have just returned from a 20 day visit to Japan. Three days into the trip and I went into severe withdrawal symptoms. My wife had convinced me that practice on the Bullet train and busking was not acceptable or allowed in Japan so had left my harp at home. The solution was a trip to a major musical instrument store. continue reading...

Oh man, I've just sat through David's interview and insight with Bob Corritore, totally amazed with it. I feel privaleged to have been able to listen in on a fantastic life.

Bob has not only had first hand experience with a number of great players which has given him a wealth of experience but he also has a business head on him for turning his love into a career.

Very interesting and it has unravelled a bit more for me.

Thanks very much David, wow!

Greg Godden