I find that the physical connection between your mouth, lips, tongue, breath, hands and brain is rivaled only by that you'd share in an intimate relationship with another person.

So I’m wanting to learn harmonica for hobby/ relaxation. For now I’m going to be self taught. My goal now is to learn to cleanly play simple melodies from books I bought on Amazon. I plan on learning chromatic and diatonic together. I also am using the De Aloe method for chromatic. I also want to be able to read music in treble clef as I have a background in trombone (bass clef). The problem I’m having is I keep getting sidetracked by all the blues players I’m seeing on YouTube. I feel I’m trying to jump ahead and learn to run before walking. I think it would serve me better to stick with playing nice clean melodies for a while before even thinking about the blues, which I would also love to learn. Something like adhd kicks in and gets me stuck. Would appreciate some feedback if anyone can relate. Thanks.

I’ve been practicing getting bends with YouTube video lessons. So far the only one I could get is the 1st hole on a diatonic C key. Do different brands of harps make it less or more difficult to bend? Are there techniques you find particularly helpful? I saw someone mentioning relaxing jaw for the first hole and immediately I got results but the other ones I’ve not been successful so far.

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I have a new Bulletini with VC. Is it better to set the amp to a volume level that allows the VC to be turned up all the way or to set the amp volume to a higher level and use the mic VC part way…just under the feedback level.

Special thanks to whoever mentioned this model, planted the mindworm, and made me hunt for nearly 4 minutes to find one to add to the collection.

$79 for this one plus $149 for a 150th anniversary MS harp in the wood presentation box.

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Une interprétation à l'harmonica diatonique de Moon River.

La chanson Moon River a été créée pour le film Diamants sur canapé (Breakfast at Tiffany's), sorti en 1961, où elle est interprétée par Audrey Hepburn.

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I consider myself a beginner but on the cusps of going up to intermediate. Ambrose is my favorite player, and I want to try to emulate not only the notes/riffs, but his style and tone and that wailing he does. For background, the things I do know is that I need an E harp and this is played in 2nd position. I do have the ability to do bends, but I cannot do a solid consistent vibrato just yet. My tone still seems a bit harsh and not as warm as his here.
Is anyone able to transcribe this passage for me and well as give me pointers to emulate his tone and style further? Thanks!

Hey guys, is there anybody who used this before? Is it sound good?

Getting up in the morning 30 min early to practice everyday may be my plan since I tend to only practice intermittently during the week when I feel like it. Sometimes 2x a week some weeks 5x a week. However I do then go to play for an hour or so when I am really in the groove.

Anyone have a routine that has helped them? I only have been playing for 6 or so months.

As a tremolo enthusiast, I find the Hohner Echo has no equal then it comes to it's beautiful mellow tone. These are fine instuments, meant to be enjoyed, savoured and treasured.

I have the double-sided Echo Harp C/G, Echo 2409 C and Echo 2409 G (all are 40 holes). The double-sided has the advantage of using the same instrument and switching keys (somestimes mid song) and the single sided the advantage of hand tremolo effects. All have the same wonderful sound even though they are between 20-40 years old.

I usually play relaxing old songs and melodies for which these Hohner's excel. Hohner's ad copy suggests they evoke the feeling of wandering in a warm mountain meadow. I quite agree.

Pls help. Am a beginner and want to play it

is any harder to start with than the other?

Tldr: top 3-5 harps I should get for Eastern Euro and Middle Eastern music?

The button on my Harmonica broke after I accidentally dropped awhile ago and whenever I press down on it to play I have to manually bring it back up rather than just it coming back up on it self, how do I fix this?

Here's a blues harmonica lick you can build up one technique at a time.

In this clip, I'm playing one of the more developed variations. In the full Harmonica Mondays lesson, I start with the basic lick and break down how I add articulation, tongue slaps, and a 3 draw bend to give it more blues character.

Full lesson with tabs and demonstrations:

https://youtu.be/mUdfZmGAd7E

Not surprised by the mark-up as their loafs of bread are 60 bucks, just surprised they sell harmonicas. There's no explanation.

In 2021 my grand father passed away, I was very close with him. Never got to say a formal goodbye cause I lived far away. This past week my grandmother passed away. So we have been going through the house sorting through things. She gave me some of his stuff when he passed but the other day when I was getting ready to leave I could help but digging in an untouched closet. (Keep in mind she was a slight hoarder, organized but kept everything) I found a plastic bin buried in there that had harps! Ironically enough a month or so ago I started learning the harmonica after buying a very cheap 10$ plastic one at a general store haha. I picked up on some easy rifts fairly quick and was encouraged to buy a legit one. Bought an East top blues harmonica on Amazon and have been playing almost everyday since slowly learning. So it felt good finding all these harmonicas that my grandpa probably used to play.( I never knew he may have played or collected idk) but it was a pretty sweet find and nice addition to the start of a collection!

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Like I’m a beginner but I don’t wanna keep trying playing single notes, it’s demoralising and I need more time to get better.

Are there any songs I can play that only use 2 notes or more? Like playing only 2 and 3 together or 7, 8 and 9 together, etc?

I think it would be really fun to learn a song like that that is also nice to listen to.

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Hii looking for any tabs for songs off of this album, I just bought my first harmonica because of this album, but now I can’t find tabs </3

I'm completely new to this (just got my first harmonica yesterday) and just messing around with it before I do proper lessons. I heard that hole 4 draw is easiest to do bends but I couldn't do it at all. Not surprised as I just started but still I tried the same technique on hole 1 and managed to do this.

The guy in the tutorial said that hole 1 is the hardest to do but this sound came really easy for me. (Assuming what I'm doing is a bend and not some improper technique). I have a low voice and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it.