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HereŽs a lesson for people of any age who want to play the harmonica. This pocket-size instrument has been a favorite for generations, and thereŽs no easier way to get started than this basic lesson. All you need is a 10-hole harmonica in the key of C and youŽll be playing in no time.
Peter Madcat Ruth starts by showing you how to simply inhale and exhale to make sounds on the harmonica, and then turns this into a basic "train rhythm" exercise. By narrowing your lips to get single notes, youŽll quickly be playing the easiest of all harmonica songs, Oh! Susanna. Refining your basic technique further, Madcat demonstrates the proper way to hold the instrument so you can achieve good tone, vibrato and "wah wah" sounds that are typical of good harmonica playing.
After learning the major scale, you are ready to play a number of songs, and Madcat teaches popular campfire favorites: Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Shenandoah, Down in the Valley, On Top of Old Smoky, Polly Wolly Doodle and Camptown Races. Moving on to the "tonguing" method, he demonstrates how to combine melody notes with chord accompaniment and octaves to create more advanced sounds on your harmonica.
Once youŽve worked your way through this very easy and enjoyable lesson, the world of harmonica playing will be open to you, and youŽll be well on your way to more advanced styles and techniques.
(about 37 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on January 01, 2000 in Musical Instruction::Harmonica.
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I thought it was pretty good but I think it needed a bit more detail.
This is an introductory course in Harmonica for the rank beginner. That's me! While it is not an overload of information, it does covers how to blow and draw. If you know anything about harmonica, you may prefer a different DVD.
