Hey, Jonah! Great lesson today. I have "fallen off the wagon" in my daily practice from all the logistics involved in the release of my recent album, but I am now determined to get back into the groove. Your "Blues Harp Success" course is going to be really essential in getting me back on track, especially with Harp Trainer. What is that old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall??? Answer: Practice, practice, practice! OK, now I am going to get back on track to get into my version of Carnegie Hall. Happy Holidays to you and all your subscribers and our Happy Community of Harpists! Cheers!
Great video Jonah! But the title? My bro you know none of this is easy, it might be simple but it's it's hard, it's supposed to be hard and thats what makes it rewarding and beautiful later. But GREAT seeing you making this honest video. WELL DONE!
Fair. I’m experimenting with the title. CTR and all that, i’ve changed it three times already. Thanks for watching though, Jason, I appreciate the feedback!
Jason. @75 … Your weighing in is ‘what’s pushed me over the edge: I just printed sheet shit - thank You for unselfishly contributing; Jonah if he wanted to ‘ could not toss the towel in’ as an instructor ‘ nor can I ‘in now going forward: I REPEAT ‘Thank You’ Jason … I’ve been toddling since 1979 - No More 🩷✝️ ‘Papa Dennis
Hi Jonah, thank you for the essential reminder to keep practicing scales. Your execution of the blues scale is impressive, particularly the rapid overblow - it sounds fantastic!
jonah你好！有个问题想请教一下，我是初学者，用的sp20 C调，我遇到的问题是第一哥孔吸气的声音总是很糟糕，又闷又难听。我尝试尽量缩小嘴的方式，效果也不是很理想。尤其是第二孔需要尽量把嘴撑开饱满吸气，再移动到一孔缩小嘴型，快速切换更是难以做到。请问，如何做才能得到又干净又悦耳的第一孔声音。十分感谢。 Hello Jonah! I have a question to ask. I am a beginner and use the sp20 C key. The problem I encountered is that the draw 1st hole sound is always very bad, stuffy and unpleasant. I tried to minimize my mouth as much as possible, but the effect was not very ideal. Especially for the second hole, it is difficult to quickly switch between opening the mouth as wide as possible to fully inhale and then moving it to a hole to reduce the mouth shape. May I ask how to achieve a clean and pleasant first hole sound. Thank you very much.Sorry for my poor English。
I don't know exactly, but I would suggest you look into diaphragm breathing to open your airway up more and provide more force. Also, you may want to try another embouchure. I find that tongue blocking increases my airflow in a way where playing with better tone is more natural. Besides these suggestions, just try to practice a good tone on hole 1 for a long time. There is likely a subtle change in your embouchure that you need to just discover. Also, try other harmonicas and see if the problem persists.
The Cheat Sheet is a great learning tool. I've used this method of teadhing over many years. However, I feel for the beginer, such as myself, your cheat sheet, is to busy, there's to much information. Again as a beginner, I'm more focused on playing the basic scale. Not to concerned about overblows, or bending notes. I just want to know what note I'll hear when I blow a 4 hole, or draw a 4 hole.
How did I ever become a blues harp player? I never practiced scales, nor did I set myself goals. I did become obsessed with Paul Butterfield and learnt everything he did note for note on his first 2 albums, after that, I was on my own. I've been playing for 60 years.
I like doing long tones on scales for like 5-10 minutes as a warm up. It helps to get me breathing from the diaphragm and I learn a lot about how my breath in general shapes the sound.
Hey, Jonah! Great lesson today. I have "fallen off the wagon" in my daily practice from all the logistics involved in the release of my recent album, but I am now determined to get back into the groove. Your "Blues Harp Success" course is going to be really essential in getting me back on track, especially with Harp Trainer. What is that old joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall??? Answer: Practice, practice, practice!
OK, now I am going to get back on track to get into my version of Carnegie Hall. Happy Holidays to you and all your subscribers and our Happy Community of Harpists! Cheers!
Great video Jonah! But the title? My bro you know none of this is easy, it might be simple but it's it's hard, it's supposed to be hard and thats what makes it rewarding and beautiful later. But GREAT seeing you making this honest video. WELL DONE!
Fair. I’m experimenting with the title. CTR and all that, i’ve changed it three times already. Thanks for watching though, Jason, I appreciate the feedback!
Jason. @75 … Your weighing in is ‘what’s pushed me over the edge: I just printed sheet shit - thank You for unselfishly contributing; Jonah if he wanted to ‘ could not toss the towel in’ as an instructor ‘ nor can I ‘in now going forward: I REPEAT ‘Thank You’ Jason … I’ve been toddling since 1979 - No More 🩷✝️ ‘Papa Dennis
@@HarmonicaRevolution 😆 🤣 😂 ❤️
You're a good egg Mr. FOX.
Honestly i feel like i have been figuring out all the cool tricks, but I forgot to do the most important thing. Pratice the scales
Very good fundamentals Video Jonah😎
Man you nailed exactly what I'm going through.
Hi Jonah, thank you for the essential reminder to keep practicing scales. Your execution of the blues scale is impressive, particularly the rapid overblow - it sounds fantastic!
Thanks. Took a long time to get it smooth like that.
jonah你好！有个问题想请教一下，我是初学者，用的sp20 C调，我遇到的问题是第一哥孔吸气的声音总是很糟糕，又闷又难听。我尝试尽量缩小嘴的方式，效果也不是很理想。尤其是第二孔需要尽量把嘴撑开饱满吸气，再移动到一孔缩小嘴型，快速切换更是难以做到。请问，如何做才能得到又干净又悦耳的第一孔声音。十分感谢。
Hello Jonah! I have a question to ask. I am a beginner and use the sp20 C key. The problem I encountered is that the draw 1st hole sound is always very bad, stuffy and unpleasant. I tried to minimize my mouth as much as possible, but the effect was not very ideal. Especially for the second hole, it is difficult to quickly switch between opening the mouth as wide as possible to fully inhale and then moving it to a hole to reduce the mouth shape. May I ask how to achieve a clean and pleasant first hole sound. Thank you very much.Sorry for my poor English。
I don't know exactly, but I would suggest you look into diaphragm breathing to open your airway up more and provide more force. Also, you may want to try another embouchure. I find that tongue blocking increases my airflow in a way where playing with better tone is more natural. Besides these suggestions, just try to practice a good tone on hole 1 for a long time. There is likely a subtle change in your embouchure that you need to just discover. Also, try other harmonicas and see if the problem persists.
thx bro I will try ur suggestion@@HarmonicaRevolution
Thanks for the cheatsheet. I'll use that daily. 👍👍
The Cheat Sheet is a great learning tool. I've used this method of teadhing over many years. However, I feel for the beginer, such as myself, your cheat sheet, is to busy, there's to much information. Again as a beginner, I'm more focused on playing the basic scale. Not to concerned about overblows, or bending notes. I just want to know what note I'll hear when I blow a 4 hole, or draw a 4 hole.
You've just mentioned all my faults. Glad I found you and it subscribe.
Thank you so very much. I learn a lot from you. So appreciated.
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If you want to become a monster player play along with every song you can
How did I ever become a blues harp player? I never practiced scales, nor did I set myself goals. I did become obsessed with Paul Butterfield and learnt everything he did note for note on his first 2 albums, after that, I was on my own. I've been playing for 60 years.
Thank you Jo, SO useful really!
Glad I could help!
Excellent
This is like a Christmas present. It's just what I need, and I've been playing around with harmonica for many years
Great insights Johna! The structure, process and plan are the key takeaways for moi! Thanks Dude!
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Przerwa do początku stycznia!
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I like doing long tones on scales for like 5-10 minutes as a warm up. It helps to get me breathing from the diaphragm and I learn a lot about how my breath in general shapes the sound.
long tones like that fantastic for you!