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Congratulations to the winners of the King of the Blues Chromatic Blues Chromatic Instrumental Songwriting Contest by BluesHarmonica.com and Hohner Harmonicas! 1st Place is for “Gator Fryolator" by Steven Troch (http://www.bluesharmonica.com/gator_fryolator), 2nd Place for “Baby Bump” by Steve Molitor (http://www.bluesharmonica.com/baby_bump ) and 3rd Place for “Blown a Flat” by Gareth Tucker (http://www.bluesharmonica.com/blown_flat). continue reading...

In this study we look at software recording. I'll be using Garage Band, but the principles taught in this lesson will help you with whichever computer program you use for multi-track recording. This study is for all skill level players and no harmonicas are needed for this study. Videos include: Introduction to Software Recording; Setup to Software Recording; Reference Recording; Recording; Editing and Exporting; Closing to Software Recording

Harmonica player Will Scarlett has been described as outstanding, original, cosmic, visionary, unconventional and pioneering. Since the mid-1960s, Will Scarlett has played with a wide range of musicians and in a host of different musical styles. He collaborated regularly with guitar virtuoso Steve Mann and toured with folk blues master Brownie McGhee. continue reading...

In this study we look at the value of quick handheld recording (smartphone and portable digital recorder) for both self-assessment and submission of your work to me. This study is for all skill level players and no harmonicas are needed for this study. continue reading...

Join me in my travels to the Harmonica Masters Workshops at https://www.facebook.com/bluesharmonica

It's time to get all of your submissions in!

Mike Caldwell might just be the best-kept secret on the harmonica scene today. Never having pursued a solo career, he's relatively unknown except to the lucky few who have had the pleasure of hearing him live. continue reading...

Join me for Intermediate Student Ryan Walker's latest lesson where we spend a lot of time improvising in minor (Music Theory Study 3); play Solo Harmonica Study 3 Rumba examples; work on killer V-IV-I Licks (Improvising Study 4) and begin our slow blues instrumental study of "My Blues," which is one of the best study songs on the site in regards to the mixture of techniques used by blues harmonica players.

In our last installment of the Masco Chronicles Mark Overman and I talk and demonstrate speaker and cabinet options. Thanks to Mark Overman and all the others that helped to make this the fun and informative series it turned out to be!

Videos Include:
Submission #5 – Speakers, Part 1
Submission #5 – Speakers, Part 2
Submission #5 – Cabinets, Part 1
Submission #5 – Cabinets, Part 2
Submission #5 – Cabinets, Part 3
Submission #5 – Breaking in Speakers
Submission #5 – Cabinet Sizes
Submission #5 – Playing the Cabinets
Submission #5 – Closing to Masco Chronicles Series

Singer, songwriter, and performer, Rob Roy Parnell has been mixing rockin' blues, boogie woogie, R&B and soul for over thirty years playing for audiences throughout the United States. Parnell was born into a music family. His father played guitar and sang in vaudeville shows as a kid. His mom was an opera singer. Bob Wills was a family friend and had a great influence on Parnell’s desire to play music. As a young man he first played trumpet, excelling as a jazz improvantionists receiving awards at jazz festivals for his solos in jazz performances. continue reading...