General Discussion

I have just been to a harmonica workshop from Lee Oskar where he discussed his alternatively tuned harps.

Has anyone tried these? Any thoughts? I am looking at trying the natural minor one to plays some minor blues.

Hi...After playing for a while the square edges of the SP 20's seem to hurt the left corner of my mouth. Anyone have this experience? I was looking at a harp with rounded edges (Golden Melody) and wondering if this would be a good fix, or do you just develop calluses after a while, like a guitar player's fingers? Thanks...Fran

Is it normal for a newbie to get winded when practicing or playing a song? The reason I am asking is that I am not sure where to breathe and the draws and blows don't seem to be deep enough. Even practicing the one note embouchure makes me feel like I am sucking air after.

Recently I saw Sugar Blue playing. I was impressed by the fast riffs he plays. In fact if i listen to some of Sugar Blue CDs, he is using quite often the same riffs. I checked youtube but I could find only Hakan Ehn explaining a bit. Does someone know where I can find some more material about Sugar Blue style?

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Are any members attending euroblues 2013 with joe filisko and mark graham?
Look forward to seeing anyone who can make it
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is this possible/people finding it difficult? i can bend pretty accurately with my tongue on the harp, and even bend a second after the chord is sounded..but i'm having trouble slapping the bend note..is it my throat muscles arent strong enough yet and just practice more?

thanks again.

ian

How do you structure you practise time for the best results? Sometimes I think I have the habit of trying to squeeze to much into a session.

So how much do you allocate to study songs, reviewing material learnt, improvising, solo work accompaniment and jamming?

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Why is it that the position chart provided in LOA-L1 differs from information provided by others. The position chart provided in Level 1 indicates that a "C" harmonica played in second position is "F", but other info I've read says a "C" harp played in second position is "G". http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/Positions.html

Which of these two harmonicas is recommended for playing Bye Bye Bird? I know that Sonny Boy played the British equivalent of today's Hohner 364. I think Joe Filisko used the 364 for his rendition of the song on "The History of the Blues Harmonica Concert", but would he have chosen the Thunderbird if it was out in 2010 when that recording was made, or would he have chosen the 364 because it sounds more authentic?

This is what a respected harmonica expert (whom you all know), said when I asked him the question.

"I love the Thunderbird, but I have to admit that the longer reeds on continue reading...

Hi everyone, I have been playing harp a couple of years but this last year I have been spending 3 hours a day on it. Here is my question ...any ideas how I can keep timing without tapping my feet like most players do?? You see I messed my knees up in a snowmobile accident and it hurts when I lift up to tap my feet. I mean it really hurts to where it throws me off to do it. So any ideas on how I can keep timing another way? I use a metronome at home but I don't any other time but I want to keep the beat.