What's New!

The first part of my interview for Liam Ward is now available here https://youtu.be/4kHXSLPxMis. In this snippet I speak about improvising.

Now provided in this lesson is a PDF list of famous songs that contain the grooves we cover in this lesson. For those that have not studied this lesson, join me and a group of the most experienced harmonica-backing blues musicians on the planet for a lesson on Grooves. Our band for this lesson is Rusty Zinn (guitar), RW Grigsby (bass) and Marty Dodson (drums). continue reading...

For those that couldn't listen to the KKUP Blues Marathon live here's some video footage from the show https://youtu.be/SE-bI7Z4tjE

In this lesson series Joe Filisko covers the artists that have recorded memorable versions of the Fox Chase. Joe start the series with Henry Whitter, the first artist to record the Fox Chase. You can find the lesson here: http://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/fox_chase_study_2_artist_studies

Hohner has just released their low series of the Rocket model. Lower keys (below G) have only been available in the Hohner Thunderbird series. Though the Thunderbird series is great, it's also more expensive than standard-keyed models. I haven't seen any price points as of yet on this new model, but it looks like we'll have a low series of harps below the $100 price tag now. Here's a video demonstrating the new model https://youtu.be/0CgLsZ0O7as

Join Gary Smith, Andy Just and myself this Sunday at 6:00 p.m. for some live, on-the-air improvised blues at KKUP 91.5FM. Expect some multi-part harmonica horn lines to be bopping out into the airways and stay tuned before and after for other killer acts. For a schedule of bands visit: http://www.kkup.org/marathons/2016/06-blues/marathonsched.htm

Professor John Shirley has created "BlueDadi Harmonica Recording Software" to help BluesHarmonica.com students do quick recordings of themselves with the best harmonica tone possible. John has provided two videos for you to watch to get to know the software. Please watch these videos, read the provided PDF and spend time experimenting with everything in the program. Since John has created this on his free time and is not doing this for profit, there is no additional support for this program... have fun experimenting and seeing what you can creatively do. continue reading...

In Ryan's latest lesson he plays the Bending Study 5 song "Half Steppin'" for my review, learns the fine points of blow bending and we finish Accompaniment Study 9, Duo playing. In our next lesson we'll dig into 1st Position playing.

In Gary Smith's latest submission we start a series on understanding the blues bridge.

PSA - Filisko Harmonica Teach-In
The yearly Filisko Harmonica Teach-In will be coming to the SPAH Convention in San Antonio this August 11, 12 & 13th.

Nearly all aspects of the harmonica will be covered by some of the world's very finest specialists, including David Barrett, Mike Caldwell, Jerry Devillier, Robert Bonfiglio, PT Gazell, James Conway, Peter Madcat Ruth, Will Scarlett, Grant Dermody, Rob Roy Parnell, Ronnie Shellist, Michael Rubin, Todd Parrott, Brendan Power, Cara Cooke, Lonnie Joe Howell, Johnny Bishop, Connor James Frontera and Buzz Krantz. continue reading...