General Discussion

WHat a great set of videos by David and Mark. Informative and to the ppoint. Loved it!! Big time thanks to Mark and David for putting this series together.

Hi Folks,

I'm trying to sing and play the harp with Willie Dixon's "Bring it on home". Does anyone know a playalong or karaoke/jamversion, which I could buy?

Hi there,

so I had this "Hohner special 20 in key C" few months ago, on my way to learn more about music production and step inside this magnificent world that someday i can at least make covers for my favorite bands/artists.

I picked harmonica 'cause it's almost the cheapest music instrument and "i thought" it's easy to play with, and of course 'cause i love rock, blues and jazz. continue reading...

I have two low F harps (Seydel Session Steel, and a Lee Oskar that just showed up in the mail today). I know it will get used for one of the LOA study songs. I enjoy chording and noodling on the low F, however I don't know any actual songs that use it. Would anybody know of songs they could recommend that uses the low F?

Thanks

Brian

Hey Guys,

i have a problem with my second hole draw. The first hole draw and the third hole draw sounds good but i´m not able to make any sound on the second hole draw. Any advice?

Wow, some of you folks have really pushed along...

i just spent the afternoon recording Feelin' for the Blues, as I'd lost the one I recorded way back whenever it was. I'm actually glad to revisit the tune, as I found my first couple attempts sounded very poor. A good song to focus me on trying to make those bent pitches sound good. Maybe not the most exciting tune but really quite demanding in it's way...of course, it's been 4 or 5 years so I also had to re learn how it goes...happily my capacity to memorise songs has developed since the first time I learned it. continue reading...

I am very new to the Harmonica and really having trouble with single notes. I have tried to get tongue blocking down and just can't seem to get clean notes all the time. I tried the curled tongue (u blocking) and have found it to be actually much easier and can get clearer single notes most of the time. Also moving over holes and back seems much easier. My question is ..anything wrong with using u block? have I given up to easy on tongue block. Really struggling with this.

Appreciate any help

I am 64 years olds and have decided I want to learn how to play the harmonica. Should I start in the levels of Achievement?? Open to any suggestions. I am lost. Is it to late in life for this? I just bought the Hohner special 20 in C

An issue I've identified is my tendency to not close off my nose on the inhale. To remedy this I'm following the Joe Filisko breathing exercises. It's helping a lot, particularly my basic bends, as it's really hard to bend when my nose is open. My approach to the exercises is to do them as a warmup before I start my morning practice routine with BH.com. Right now a harp is in hand but not in my mouth. That's a physical reminder that my breathing is to be harp-specific backwards breathing. I'm on the second part of Joe's exercises where I go slowly from completely empty to completely full. continue reading...

The number of great harp players interviewed is significant and the total number of videos to watch is considerable. A number of different approaches could be taken to begin working through this material, such as subject matter, but I'm wondering if anyone has found a player who provides more information for those who are at the beginning of their harp playing life. Similarly, are there any players interviewed who tend to be more beneficial to intermediate and advanced players.