Major- The “Nitty-Gritty” of Blues Harmonica (Beginner to Advanced)
Level: Beginner to Advanced
As a self-taught blues harp player, I am open to give students the basic short cuts to help you get to where you would like to go on harmonica to play and have fun. As that happens, we will take time to recognize the importance of "bending" notes, a technique that allows us to play flattened notes that are characteristic in blues music. We will start bending the blues with Muddy Waters, but will also study the styles of Little Walter, Junior Wells and James Cotton while exploring different techniques that good blues harp players should know:
• First position / 2nd Cross Harp / 3rd Position -essential "keys"
• Lip pursing single note / tongue blocking
• Breathing /chugging for superior tone
• Licks / runs / vibrato
• Basic blues chromatic models