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Ryan comes back after his concert and we discuss his performance. We also continue on the chromatic harmonica and his original instrumental on the diatonic harmonica.

Videos Include:
Lesson 12 - Concert Debrief, Part 1: Gary’s Blues
Lesson 12 - Concert Debrief, Part 2: The Strut
Lesson 12 - Concert Debrief, Part 3: Take It Easy - What Went Wrong?
Lesson 12 - Concert Debrief, Part 4: Take It Easy - How to Fix It
Lesson 12 - Chromatic: Texture Review
Lesson 12 - Chromatic: Slide Review
Lesson 12 - Chromatic: Ryan Play’s No Sweat, Part 1 continue reading...

Join Steve Baker, Joe Filisko and I for our playing and discussion of the Hohner Marine Band Harmonica, Part 1 (filmed in Trossingen, Germany last year).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnRjMQbbrGs

In this submission Gary and I continue our discussion on patters and play some examples for you.

Submission #34 - Movement Exercises, Part 2: Intro & Junior Wells Lick
Submission #34 - Movement Exercises, Part 2: Junior Wells Lick, Part 2
Submission #34 - Movement Exercises, Part 2: Gary Smith Lick
Submission #34 - Movement Exercises, Part 2: Bass Lick
Submission #34 - Movement Exercises, Part 2: Bo Diddley Lick & Closing

In this study I sum the most important movements, scales and arpeggios into one daily exercise. The recording is played to a metronome to help you keep in time with me and runs from the first example through the last without stopping, creating a 5-minute warmup for you in your daily practice.

In this lesson we'll dig into the Essential Arpeggios for the blues harmonica player. This lesson is for Intermediate and Advanced skill levels of players. You'll need an A Harmonica for this study. Videos include: Introduction to Arpeggios; Arpeggios Based on C Major Movement Scale; 2nd Position Arpeggios; F and A7 Arpeggios; Closing Words for Arpeggio Study

Join Ryan Walker as he performs his three study songs, "Gary's Blues," "Take It Easy Now" and "The Strut."

A Long Beach California native, Mitch was directly influenced by West Coast blues harmonica legends George “Harmonica” Smith, Kim Wilson, William Clarke and Rod Piazza. I first became aware of his work through William Clarke in one of my favorite blues harmonica instrumental duets “Horn of Plenty” on his release “The Pontiax, 100 Miles To Go” and soon after a live performance at the JJ’s Blues Festival in San Jose, California. His tone, smooth vibrato and truly stellar harmonica playing in all three positions and the chromatic harmonica, make him one of my favorite players of all time. continue reading...

Harmonica Masters Workshops 2012: News Update

The biggest Harmonica Masters ever!
With only four weeks to go until the Harmonica Masters Workshops 2012, we are pleased and proud to announce that this years event has already broken all previous attendance records. To date we have received nearly 120 registrations and the classes with Joe Filisko and Steve Baker as well as Riedel Diegel's beginners course are now fully booked. continue reading...

In this lesson we'll dig into the Essential Scales for the blues harmonica player... our C Major Movement Scale, Major Pentatonic and Blues. Video Include: Section 1 - Scales Discussion: Introduction to Essential Scales; What is Essential and for Whom; Section 2 - Essential Scales: C Major Movement Scale; C Major Pentatonic Scale; C Blues Scale; Grouping Scales for Practice; G Major Pentatonic Scale; G Blues Scale; D Major Pentatonic Scale; D Blues Scale; F Major Pentatonic Scale; Section 3 - Closing Words: Closing Words for Essential Scales

In this lesson Ryan continues his blues chromatic harmonica studies by exploring textures and slide usage. We also continue on in his music theory training, check his progress on his original instrument and speak about his experience at the student concert rehearsal.

Videos Include:
Lesson 11 - Intro & How Rehearsal Went
Lesson 11 - Theory, Study 1: Section 2 Review
Lesson 11 - Theory, Study 1: Section 3 (Major Scales)
Lesson 11 - Chromatic Harmonica: Holes 1 thru 5 Review
Lesson 11 - Chromatic Harmonica: Textures, Part 1
Lesson 11 - Chromatic Harmonica: Textures, Part 2 continue reading...