What's New!

Mark Overman and I have just finished the PDF support material for the Bassman Chronicles (in the Equipment portion of the site). If you've followed this series, give it a look for helpful information. Thank you Mark for your help!

Join Gary as he works through the Accompaniment Study Song jam tracks, tracks to be featured in lessons the first quarter of this year.

Videos Include:
Submission #35 - Accompaniment Lessons: Intro
Submission #35 - Accompaniment Lessons: I Want You With Me, Part 1
Submission #35 - Accompaniment Lessons: I Want You With Me, Part 2
Submission #35 - Accompaniment Lessons: I Want You With Me, Part 3
Submission #35 - Accompaniment Lessons: I Want You With Me, Gary Plays
Submission #35 - Closing

Join Aki for his latest submission where he talks about using the Major Pentatonic Scale as a device to lighten up the sound of his lines. Noted guitarist and recording engineer Kid Anderson (from Greaseland Studios in San Jose, CA) joins Aki for a performance of the original instrumental he write using the scale.

Join me for Ryan's latest lesson where he plays the chromatic harmonica song "Cool Blue" and starts to learn the next study song "Easy Baby." We also move on in his Music Theory training and continue work on his original instrumental.

Lesson 14 - Intro
Lesson 14 - Chromatic: Ryan plays Cool Blue
Lesson 14 - Chromatic: Cool Blue Critique & Cupping Bullet Mic
Lesson 14 - Chromatic: Easy Baby, CH1-2
Lesson 14 - Chromatic: Easy Baby, CH3
Lesson 14 - Theory, Study 1: Section 4.1-3
Lesson 14 - Theory, Study 1: Section 4.4 continue reading...

Merry Christmas Everyone!
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Join me for my latest lesson with Intermediate Student Ryan Walker. I also announce the intention to do a 20th Anniversary Harmonica Masterclass Workshop in San Jose, CA April 10-13.

Videos Include:
Lesson 13 - Intro, Trip to Germany & 2014 20th Anniversary Workshop
Lesson 13 - Chromatic: No Sweat Ending
Lesson 13 - Chromatic: Cool Blue, CH1
Lesson 13 - Chromatic: Cool Blue, CH2-3
Lesson 13 - Chromatic: Cool Blue, CH4 to End
Lesson 13 - Improvising: Instrumental Charting
Lesson 13 - Improvising: Instrumental Played in Order
Lesson 13 - Improvising: Critique of Choruses, Part 1 continue reading...

Join Mark Hummel for his latest submission on mastering the bandstand.

Videos Include:
- Submission #24 - Mastering the Bandstand: Sparse Playing
- Submission #24 - Mastering the Bandstand: Dynamics
- Submission #24 - Mastering the Bandstand: Signaling
- Submission #24 - Mastering the Bandstand: Fostering a Successful Band, Part 1
- Submission #24 - Mastering the Bandstand: Fostering a Successful Band, Part 2

Footage (10 Videos) is now up from the Rhumba King Concert!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgAU3HQq_X4

Ben Bouman and Steve Molitor (Erwin iost was unfortunately unable to attend) performed their songs with the famed B.B. and the Blues Shacks at the Harmonica Masters Workshops in Trossingen, Germany on Friday, November 2nd. The audience voted for their favorite and with a very close margin we have a winner! Congratulations to Ben Bouman (BetaHarps) for winning the contest for his song, "It Beta Be A Rhumba!" Congratulations to Steve Molitor for winning a close 2nd Place for his song "Jumba Rumba." Thank to judges Steve Baker and Lee Sankey... continue reading...

I'm off to the Harmonica Masters Workshops (http://www.harmonica-masters.de/en/concept/) in Trossingen, Germany... see you all when I get back in a week's time!