| Harmonica |
well, i just started playing the harmonica a few days ago.. i want to learn more but i find it very difficult. if anyone plays harmonica here, feel free to share with the rest of us 
anyway i have no clue how to bend notes.. i have a c harp and for some reason i also have a low d harp haha don't ask... anyway whoever is experienced with the harmonica please share with me, and whoever else is interested in this.. unless there is a different technique i should learn to play first... i know how to tongue block and lip block... i can play single notes.. uhm yeah that's pretty much it i've only been playing for 3 days or so.. i'd really like to learn how to play the blues on my harp.. but so far i know mary had a little lamb, oh susanna, and hey jude. any hints or help is greatly appreciated. thanks
anyway i have no clue how to bend notes.. i have a c harp and for some reason i also have a low d harp haha don't ask... anyway whoever is experienced with the harmonica please share with me, and whoever else is interested in this.. unless there is a different technique i should learn to play first... i know how to tongue block and lip block... i can play single notes.. uhm yeah that's pretty much it i've only been playing for 3 days or so.. i'd really like to learn how to play the blues on my harp.. but so far i know mary had a little lamb, oh susanna, and hey jude. any hints or help is greatly appreciated. thanks
The mechanism of the "note bending" for the harmonica is based on over-blowing. http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/DiatonicTechniques.html while not ideal should give a start for the techniques. also try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica_techniques
| David Harp books |
David Harps books come with cd's and how to instructions ..3 min to blues,rock,and folk harp.
www.davidharp.com
might be good I don't know I have heard of these though.
www.davidharp.com
might be good I don't know I have heard of these though.
thanks a lot for stringbreaker the angelfire site is great:) i haven't checked out the wikipedia site yet.
gtr1960, that's an offer for lessons or something i'd like to learn how to play by myself with little hints from the internet, the site you gave me is just a promotion for lessons, i appreciate the help though
thanks a lot guys. i still can't get the bends though, i'm not even close haha
gtr1960, that's an offer for lessons or something i'd like to learn how to play by myself with little hints from the internet, the site you gave me is just a promotion for lessons, i appreciate the help though
thanks a lot guys. i still can't get the bends though, i'm not even close haha
| It's a book |
he has a book with a cd that is called 3 minutes to blues rock and folk harp
It's $9.95 us dollars for just the book or 15.95 for book with haomonica... 80 page book with a 74 min self guided play along cd that teaches a variety of harmonica styles in minutes. you can find some of his tteaching books at barnes and noble
http://www.davidharp.com/beginning_har_books.html
It's $9.95 us dollars for just the book or 15.95 for book with haomonica... 80 page book with a 74 min self guided play along cd that teaches a variety of harmonica styles in minutes. you can find some of his tteaching books at barnes and noble
http://www.davidharp.com/beginning_har_books.html
You can't magically figure out how to do complicated harp techniques---you'll need to follow some sort of lesson or tutorial. If it's a matter of getting them for free, then try Wikibooks. Getting a solid bend down takes a lot of time and practice. Practice embrochure bending before you move onto overblowing and overbending. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Harmonica
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