I have been taking Luke's course for a couple of months. He is an excellent teacher and his lessons are a lot of fun. I took up the harmonica just a few months ago at age 90, so almost anyone can enjoy this wonderful instrument.
I bought a harmonica 20 years ago and then didn't learn it. Since Covid 19 the harmonica is my new thing. I practice daily. I appreciate your teaching style. I'm have a lot of fun. Thank you!
I have tried and failed numerous times to start learning harmonica, always giving up because I couldn't isolate single notes. WHY DOES NO ONE ELSE EVER SAY TO TILT THE THING UPWARD?!?!? Finally I have some confidence that I can learn this instrument, thank you so much!
Holy crap that tilt up + lower lip thing is MAGICAL. I was trying the straight on lip purse for days and could barely play any single notes, and always with great difficulty. But with your technique I was playing remarkably easy and doing Low Rider in 30 minutes! Thank you!!
I really like the way Luke addresses some of the issues beginners have such as putting the harp at a 90 degree position and lowering it until the note is hit. These tips can be really helpful. Low Rider is a good choice for learning notes at the end. It’s easy to follow and a recognizable song for most anyone.
I watched a bunch of tutorials and this is the one that clicked with me. After 10 minutes of practice i can finally do single notes. It's the semi pucker explanation that helped. Basically I press the harmonica against the top lips and mouth and only adjust the lower lips. Thank you so much.
Your lesson is absolutely amazing! I started Harmonica precisely 30 minutes ago and you already taught me a skill and a reward of a little iconic tune! YOU ROCK!
Right on Wade! Glad it helped. Wow, Isolating notes after 30 mins!?! Good for you my man! Just make sure you're using that deep relaxed mouth position. Rock on, Luke
I have been playing the harmonica casually for many years (i.e. with no instruction - my apologies to my family) and I’ve seen a lot of “how to” videos. This short tutorial just taught me more in a few minutes than hours of other online videos did combined. Your video is a revelation in it’s ability to really TEACH! You’d think the goal of any instructional video would be to present the material in a clear, concise and friendly manner. Most are the opposite. Teaching is an art and your video is a perfect example for others to follow. Don’t EVER stop! Your help has improved my harmonica tremendously, I (and definitely my family) thank you for it! I’ll watch whatever you produce, Luke!
That was the dirtiest lesson i’ve ever seen! I hope my wife wasn’t listening. I was half expecting Luke to say : “Now reach around the back of the harp with a moistened finger and squeeze it into the 4 hole” 😯. Great lesson series!
Being isolated at home during the pandemic, I decided to try a new hobby and learn the harmonica. I checked out a lot of instructional videos on UA-cam and this guy is the best!!! Keep up the great work Luke and hope to see more of your videos in 2020! Stay safe.
I found my grand fathers old Hohner Chrometta I from the 40s or 50’s and had no idea how to play. Found your video and decides to give it ago. I just managed to get the clean number 4 tone and you should see the smile on my face! 😀 You made me want to learn playing and I will do it with your channel. I’m sure both my father and grand father up in heaven are smiling right now. Thank you! And God bless
Luke, l'm so pleased that l found you. This lesson is so invaluable, now I knew I was doing it all wrong when single out a note ... you are undeniably a great teacher! Thank you very much!
I bought a harp a while ago, meant to learn, even have a mate who teaches, but didn't get around to it. Since lockdown I started watching another UA-cam tutorial. It was OK, learnt a couple of scales, but not much else. Nothing to get excited about. This video was in the suggestions to the side of it. This was a game changer for me. Lots of great tips and to learn a song (that I know) was mind-blowing. I'm not quite there with 'Low Rider', but I'll practice until I am. Such an informative video. Thank you so much!
OMG!!!! I've looked at other so called instruction vids on how to produce one note and got no where after weeks of trying. After 5 MINUTES watching your vid I can play single notes!!!! THANKS SO MUCH BRO! I'M SOOO HAPPY!!
Thank you so much I was having a hard time, learning anything from all these people doing jazz stuff that it frustrated me. Lowrider is more my kinda music and speed which made it fun to learn and because of how you explained it i got it my first try, I messed up with when to blow in and out a couple of times, but i finally got it! Thanks for the video, and step by step instructions, I can play the harmonica now! Well at least my first song, all thanks to you. Much Love, Nicole
Hello Luke! I m a Swiss guy who just found your channel. And you have no idea how grateful I am for your videos. In only 2 days (this week-end), I learned how to play « what a wonderful world » for my grand dad funeral this monday… He was a big fan of harmonica and Louis Armstrong… so, thanx a lot for all the good tips and stuff you share. It was a very sweet and Nice moment with my brother at guitare. The last good bye to a good old man! I thought Maybe u’ll be happy to know that little story! Wish you the best!
Wow that is amazing and so beautiful, and I'm so honored to have been a part of your journey to honor your grandfather in that way. God bless you! KEEP PLAYING!! 😎
I have had a Harmonica for 30 years and never learned. Now I have a 2 year old son who loves to blow on it to make his own tunes. Guess I better learn so I can teach him when he is ready. Cannot wait to teach him Low Rider! We are gonna turn heads for sure 😎😁
LOL . After You explained how to do this i got it the very first time. I thought ... How simple is that??? I have been struggling with this for a couple of weeks of casual practicing. Thank you sooo much.
Great teacher man! I am an experienced multi-instrumentist, and just right know I've just started with harmonica. I've have seen milions of youtube lessons of many different instruments, and I have to say you are one of the best! Keep teaching! Thanks you so much!
Just bought myself a Lee Oskar Major Diatonic in C.. absolutely love his videos because they're in depth and he actually SHOWS you what he's doing instead of just telling you. Will most likely be purchasing his Beginner to Boss lessons very soon!
Thank you! I have always wanted to learn how to play so I bought a harmonica 6 months ago and it's been staring at me untouched. Your lessons are quick and to the point. I am enjoying learning from you.
This is a much more detailed and more helpful lesson on how to play single notes than any other video I’ve seen. I was struggling with not knowing how I could tell if I was successfully playing single notes. I would’ve never thought to block the holes around them with my finger lol
Wow!!! Purchased 2 Harmonicas 2yrs ago and tossed in a drawer. You have the BEST tutorials I've ever found online to get the single notes to play clearly as a beginner. Can't thank you enough.
Thank you so much for this video, you are a great teacher. I don’t know how many times I’ve picked up a harmonica and tried to make it sound like something. After watching this today, I finally did! Followed your instructions and I can finally play single notes.
Thank you, Luke. Just picked up you’re video when watching classical guitar playing. Your tutorial was so useful and has helped me decide to learn harmonica instead of guitar. Will continue watching your tutorials and hope I can play well one day. Thank you again 😊
Thank you so much for the 2 draw tips!! I've just managed to hit my first decent sounding 2 draw thanks to dropping the lower part of my tongue a lot. So excited!! Thanks so much!
One of the things I chose from my Grandfathers house after he passed was his Hohner chromonica 280 C harmonica. I have great memories of him playing when I was a kid & I always loved listening to him. I’ve had his harmonica for a few years now and I have always wanted to learn how to play it. However I could never seem to find tutorials that were for the absolute beginner that I was. At any rate, even though this lesson is not for the kind of harmonica I have I found this video lesson to be the best that I have come across, it has been very helpful, Thank you
Hey Right on Lisa - thanks so much for the note! Yes, I would recommend considering purchasing a 10-hole diatonic harmonica as it's a much easier instrument to learn and it could still be a great way of honoring your Grandfather. If you decide to buy one, here's my guide on choosing which one: www.harmonica.com/which-harmonica-to-buy/
Thanks to this video I realized that my harmonica was not broken I thought I had bought a defective harmonica and was just about to return it for another but thanx to the video I learned the reason why I couldn't make any sound was that I was trying to play it from the wrong side all it would do is make a very faint squeak and slightly vibrate but only one end other end wouldn't do anything thanks now I can make sounds and If I turn the volume up loud enough I can play along perfectly with every song I've tried to play 🤡🤟
This video is great!!! I recently won a harmonica and figured I need to learn how to play it. Used your video to grasp a little harmonica theory before trying to play for the very first time on a couple of mountain tops (which is the reason why I won the harmonica in the first place). Gave this video credit in my video description 😉
You are a very good, honest teacher. Your explanation is exceptionally clear word by word. I need only five minutes to master your lesson on isolated notes. Thank you so much !!
After searching so many useless stuff on UA-cam found your video i feel so glad to find your channel coz this video contains everything on a single short video and It's quite understandable and i learnt this thanking you sooooo much 😇❤️💫
Got myself a harmonica and was looking for a teacher online and here what I got. You are an amazing teacher. Hope I will be able to play some decent notes in few months. Thank you for teaching.
I finally learned it, after watching nearly every video on YT. Thank you to you and others. BTW, you look like if Val Kilmer had a little brother who became a musician instead of an actor.
My Dad bought me a Marine Band when I was little. He and my 4 brothers would always jam, and I wanted in! Dad taught me tongue blocking and scales, but sadly NO blues. Now, decades since I've picked up a harp, someone has given me a Hohner Blues Harp in the key of G, of which I can find hardly any songs for OR instruction outside of mostly just blues riffs (I'm practicing!), so THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!
Buddy... you are the man! I've just started learning the harmonica 2 weeks ago and the whole time I just could NOT get single notes. I watched lots of videos but couldn't do it. After watching your video now I can do it. Consistently. The bit that did it for me was rotating upwards 30 degrees. I just hadn't realised that. Thanks you so much. Subscribed
Wow! You're an amazing teacher! I got my first harmonica for Xmas and today I realized I've been playing it wrong so far 😅 I'm from Italy and there are no harmonica teachers in my city so I think your course is how I'm gonna learn. Can't wait to get it!
Great stuff Luke. I've learned so much from your videos. They are very engaging and you keep it simple as well as making it fun to learn with you. Good work and Thank you for your time & effort in putting these things together & helping all.
I got a harp and sat here all day trying to get the hang of the "pucker" demonstrated in other videos. 3 minutes into this video everything they had failed to explain clicked for me. Thank you!
I have been playing harp off & on since grade school and I’m 63 now. It wasn’t until I realized that technique plays a bigger part in my harp playing than the harp itself. I stop looking for the harp that was going to make me sound better and focused on the technique I was using to attack the harmonica. Bends, single notes, cords and overblows all went to another level. Pay attention to technique!
I have been looking for that song for at least 8 years. 8 friggin' years. I gave it a listen too and i couldnt remember anything from it except the tune you're tutorialing here. God Bless You, really
Best teaching, straight forward easy to pick up and quick to learn. I found lessons by others difficult and over complicated. Much appreciated Luke, cheers
Yes, most likely, the high ringing is because the back of your tongue is up near your hard palette like when you say “K.” Try dropping your jaw and making an “awww” vowel shape.
WoW !! Upto now, you’re the best to explain it in lay language ! And, for a French Canadian like me, your English is very easy to understand.👍👍 I wish you a successful continuation !!
Luke, I really appreciate your attention to detail when teaching us about tongue and lip positions. I teach dancing, so I know how much a small detail can help or hinder. I also know how important it is to practice the basics. As aoon as I finish your playlist, I'll be subscribing to your Beginner to Boss course. My brother plays blues guitar, and I'm really looking forward to jamming with him!
I have been trying for months to understand how and why I can isolate single notes while playing with relaxed breathing. Your video is great, your explanation clear! I'm glad I didn't give up. Thanks
I got my harp 15 years ago, never even played a note. YET! I am amazed at your teaching style and ability. Plus the way you take an interest in what comments you receive and encourage and inspire your students. Which from today will now include me... If I can remember where I put it for safekeeping! A quite excited old geezer who wishes he did this 50 years ago when he first thought "That's a cool sound" Bob.
Aw thanks Paul. I really appreciate it. I hope you found your harmonica, lol! Learning something new, especially a musical instrument, is so good for us! Rock on my friend, and thanks again for the kind note.
Wow that trick regarding rotation of the harmonica was so freaking helpful. Nobody else I have listened to and watched made it click like you did. Thanks.
These are super nice tips learning harmonica, puckering away on my first day. This is one of the video's that made me buy my first harmonica and i really like it so far. Thank you for this video.
Oh WOW Gerard! I'm so honored that one of my videos helped you make the decision to buy one of the best instruments in the world! Thanks for the note. You got this! Rock on! 😎
After getting fascinated by harmonica when I was 9, it took me 23 years but today I bought one. Started practicing with another video, then saw "Lowrider" and had to watch this. Glad I did, I'm definitely sticking with the instrument. Thanks Luke, you're an amazing chad! Cheers from Italy!
Glad it was helpful! Congrats on your decision to start playing harp. This is the most important foundation for you: www.harmonica.com/how-to-play-the-harmonica/
So at the beginning of this video I had absolutely no clue if I was doing any of it right... But by the end I could hear when I was able to isolate a single note! Awesome tips that really did work and explain things in a way that made sense. Thank you!
Take a little trip, take a little trip, take a little trip with me. One of my all time favourite songs to learn while learning the harmonica. Thanks brother.
Has played harmonica for many years. With my new golden melody, it did not go so well until I saw your video. Now things are going better than ever before, already after a few minutes. Very thankful!
Learned how to play "love me do" when I was about 12 on a cheap harmonica C that I bought at a kids toy shop. Just got a really nice harmonica from my uncle last Christmas and decided to see if I could still play. So here I am! Thanks for these tips!
After watching a zillion YT videos on this I came across you and you explained, in one video, about 10 things that were still a mystery to me after watching all that other stuff. Very grateful
I appreciate that! And I know what you mean. A lot of the best players are just "naturals" so when you ask them what how they do it they're like "I don't know! I just do it!" LOL. That was never me, ha!
This is my first time of holding and playing a harmonica, I just finished your video and yep I'm doing the isolation of notes right now. Your explanations are so simplified even a five year old can understand and play isolated notes on harmonica hehehe. Thank you and more power to you. Greetings from the Philippines. 💕
My harmonica just came today and this is the first song I am learning a part of. I've been playing ukulele since March last year (2020) and I was practicing Desolation Row a few days ago and loved the harmonica solo while I listened to the original song. I don't know how long it will take me to learn something akin to that but once I do, I will be unstoppable!
Nice! Congrats. You can do it! You could be playing songs like that within a few months. If you're really wanting to turbocharge you growth you might like to check out my Beginner to Boss course: www.harmonica.com/lessons/
Luke's relaxed, friendly demeanor takes some of the fear out of this for me. Thanks, Luke! You make it look so easy (but it's not -- yet). I think, with your help, I can do this. :)
Man, I cannot thank you enough! I was a trumpet player in high school (17 years ago), and just picked up harmonica last week, and of course, I was doing it ALL WRONG! Your lessons are helping SO much! Thank you! 😊
After I found Harmonica .com, no messing around, I signed up for the course. At the moment the dogs join in but I'm getting there. I've given myself 3 months to get a tune out of the darn things (I got 2, the C and an A Bluesband..my target the Hohner Special 20 ,
Wow, i'm so good now! My trick for doing the single note, is like 'kissing' the top and bottom of the plastic. I put the harmonica in my mouth like you say, and close my mouth until I feel the plastic and it's not that hard. The hard thing now, is learning the muscle memory to know where are the 5 and 6 etc etc
Been struggling to find someone whom I can learn from with their teaching techniques and I’ve found one, thank you kind sir for your talent, time and lessons!
@@Harmonicacom a quick update, this lesson allowed me to nail the individual hole/note selection in no time, again thank you for these lessons, straightforward, practical, and motivating due to the simplicity of the technique and quick results!
I wish I could give multiple thumbs up. I just started playing the harmonica and this instruction video literally made me laugh as I was actually getting somewhere for the very first time!
Thanks Luke, this is the shizzle! Feel like have finally taken a huge step on the harmonica by isolating those notes so easily with your wonderful tuition and technique! My harmonica won't be gathering dust no more! :-)
I have been taking Luke's course for a couple of months. He is an excellent teacher and his lessons are a lot of fun. I took up the harmonica just a few months ago at age 90, so almost anyone can enjoy this wonderful instrument.
That is awesome, George! You're an inspiration to all of us. Thank you so much for the kind words!
I appreciate you are still learning new things at age 90, inspirational!
I bought a harmonica 20 years ago and then didn't learn it. Since Covid 19 the harmonica is my new thing. I practice daily. I appreciate your teaching style. I'm have a lot of fun. Thank you!
Right on guys. I’m so glad you’ve found the harmonica during this time, and hope you stick with it when things open back up…
So I’m not the only one who wants to play Harp during isolation...
I think you should buy another harmonica cause it may be oxidated, just saying..
Me too but only 10 years ago :)
What’s your progress so far?
I have tried and failed numerous times to start learning harmonica, always giving up because I couldn't isolate single notes. WHY DOES NO ONE ELSE EVER SAY TO TILT THE THING UPWARD?!?!? Finally I have some confidence that I can learn this instrument, thank you so much!
Hahaha! Right on, Craig! Yes, you’ve got this!
Holy crap that tilt up + lower lip thing is MAGICAL. I was trying the straight on lip purse for days and could barely play any single notes, and always with great difficulty. But with your technique I was playing remarkably easy and doing Low Rider in 30 minutes! Thank you!!
Wow, Ivy! That's great news. So glad it helped. Yeah, the tilt was how I got my first single note too!
I really like the way Luke addresses some of the issues beginners have such as putting the harp at a 90 degree position and lowering it until the note is hit. These tips can be really helpful. Low Rider is a good choice for learning notes at the end. It’s easy to follow and a recognizable song for most anyone.
Hey Bill - thanks for the kind words. Happy harpin’ my brother!
Finally, a harmonica video where you don't just show off in the beginning! 🤣
LOL. Nice.
I forwarded the video... But on seeing your comment, i went back to view the beginning 😂🤣
Yeah agreed
I’ve found like 19 different ones and they flex lol
Thank goodness for that,full stop! I really appreciate this and his other videos. Nicely done.
I watched a bunch of tutorials and this is the one that clicked with me. After 10 minutes of practice i can finally do single notes. It's the semi pucker explanation that helped. Basically I press the harmonica against the top lips and mouth and only adjust the lower lips. Thank you so much.
YES Nick. You got it! Rock on! 😎
Your lesson is absolutely amazing! I started Harmonica precisely 30 minutes ago and you already taught me a skill and a reward of a little iconic tune! YOU ROCK!
Right on Wade! Glad it helped. Wow, Isolating notes after 30 mins!?! Good for you my man! Just make sure you're using that deep relaxed mouth position.
Rock on,
Luke
I have been playing the harmonica casually for many years (i.e. with no instruction - my apologies to my family) and I’ve seen a lot of “how to” videos. This short tutorial just taught me more in a few minutes than hours of other online videos did combined. Your video is a revelation in it’s ability to really TEACH! You’d think the goal of any instructional video would be to present the material in a clear, concise and friendly manner. Most are the opposite. Teaching is an art and your video is a perfect example for others to follow. Don’t EVER stop! Your help has improved my harmonica tremendously, I (and definitely my family) thank you for it! I’ll watch whatever you produce, Luke!
Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement. This makes my day! So glad the vids are helping you (and the fam! 🤣) Rock on. 🤘🏼
Wow! I have watched a dozen or two on single notes. All made sense but this had me playing clean single notes in minutes! Great stuff!
AMAZING! Rock on! 😎
That was the dirtiest lesson i’ve ever seen! I hope my wife wasn’t listening. I was half expecting Luke to say : “Now reach around the back of the harp with a moistened finger and squeeze it into the 4 hole” 😯. Great lesson series!
I have been playing with my fingers blocking the holes for a really long time. Now I can puck as well. Thank You.
CONGRATS!
Being isolated at home during the pandemic, I decided to try a new hobby and learn the harmonica. I checked out a lot of instructional videos on UA-cam and this guy is the best!!! Keep up the great work Luke and hope to see more of your videos in 2020! Stay safe.
Right on Todd- Thank you! Will do, and you stay safe too! And, yes, definitely more videos coming later on this year.!
I found my grand fathers old Hohner Chrometta I from the 40s or 50’s and had no idea how to play. Found your video and decides to give it ago. I just managed to get the clean number 4 tone and you should see the smile on my face! 😀 You made me want to learn playing and I will do it with your channel. I’m sure both my father and grand father up in heaven are smiling right now. Thank you! And God bless
God bless you too. Progress over perfection! Love it. Roc on. 🤘🏼
Luke, l'm so pleased that l found you. This lesson is so invaluable, now I knew I was doing it all wrong when single out a note ... you are undeniably a great teacher! Thank you very much!
Oh, right on Eric! Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad you're progressing. Happy to help!
I bought a harp a while ago, meant to learn, even have a mate who teaches, but didn't get around to it. Since lockdown I started watching another UA-cam tutorial. It was OK, learnt a couple of scales, but not much else. Nothing to get excited about. This video was in the suggestions to the side of it. This was a game changer for me. Lots of great tips and to learn a song (that I know) was mind-blowing. I'm not quite there with 'Low Rider', but I'll practice until I am. Such an informative video. Thank you so much!
You’re welcome G!
best harmonic a single note lecture for beginner i had ever seen , now i can play single
notes clearly , thanks for you
That’s what I like to hear, Zanyar. Rock on!!!
OMG!!!! I've looked at other so called instruction vids on how to produce one note and got no where after weeks of trying. After 5 MINUTES watching your vid I can play single notes!!!! THANKS SO MUCH BRO! I'M SOOO HAPPY!!
Woo Hoo! Right on, Geo. So glad I could help!
It took me years to pickup a harmonica and try isolating notes. By the end of this video I was doing it. THANK YOU x 1000
Woo hoo! Yeah, Daniel! Do it, do it, man!
Thank you so much I was having a hard time, learning anything from all these people doing jazz stuff that it frustrated me. Lowrider is more my kinda music and speed which made it fun to learn and because of how you explained it i got it my first try, I messed up with when to blow in and out a couple of times, but i finally got it! Thanks for the video, and step by step instructions, I can play the harmonica now! Well at least my first song, all thanks to you.
Much Love,
Nicole
Hello Luke!
I m a Swiss guy who just found your channel. And you have no idea how grateful I am for your videos. In only 2 days (this week-end), I learned how to play « what a wonderful world » for my grand dad funeral this monday…
He was a big fan of harmonica and Louis Armstrong… so, thanx a lot for all the good tips and stuff you share. It was a very sweet and Nice moment with my brother at guitare. The last good bye to a good old man!
I thought Maybe u’ll be happy to know that little story!
Wish you the best!
Wow that is amazing and so beautiful, and I'm so honored to have been a part of your journey to honor your grandfather in that way. God bless you! KEEP PLAYING!! 😎
I have had a Harmonica for 30 years and never learned. Now I have a 2 year old son who loves to blow on it to make his own tunes. Guess I better learn so I can teach him when he is ready. Cannot wait to teach him Low Rider! We are gonna turn heads for sure 😎😁
Love this. You'll turn heads indeed! I've got an 18 month old son myself. He JUST got the hang of blowing and drawing on harmonica, lol.
LOL . After You explained how to do this i got it the very first time. I thought ... How simple is that??? I have been struggling with this for a couple of weeks of casual practicing. Thank you sooo much.
YES! That’s what I love to hear. Thanks for making my day, and rock on!
Great teacher man! I am an experienced multi-instrumentist, and just right know I've just started with harmonica. I've have seen milions of youtube lessons of many different instruments, and I have to say you are one of the best! Keep teaching! Thanks you so much!
Wow! Thank you so much!! Yes, much more to come…
I’ve had layoff practice for a while. Getting back into it is easy following your instructions. Good tutorials.
Thanks Mike! Rock on! 😎
I’ve watch a few videos on how to play this tin sandwich, and I can finally hit clear single notes. You da man.
I agree! He is the best teacher I'v found so far!
Thank you
Right on Isaiah. Congrats on getting it man!
Yes ... Chicken Sandwich ... !
Yeah mynega
Just bought myself a Lee Oskar Major Diatonic in C.. absolutely love his videos because they're in depth and he actually SHOWS you what he's doing instead of just telling you. Will most likely be purchasing his Beginner to Boss lessons very soon!
Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it!
This great! I just found an old harmonica of my dad's. I appreciate a beginner lesson with a familiar tune!♥️
Right on Amy. Never stop playing!
Luke, you explain things in a way that makes sense the 1st time. You're a great player and teacher. Keep being awesome!
Thanks a bunch Eric. 🙏🏼 Rock on! 😎
Watched at least 8 different videos and couldn’t get it, watched this one time and now finally able to!! Thanks a lot man
Sweet. Congrats. You’re welcome.
Thank you! I have always wanted to learn how to play so I bought a harmonica 6 months ago and it's been staring at me untouched. Your lessons are quick and to the point. I am enjoying learning from you.
Swweeeeet. So glad you're playing. Rock on! 😎
This is a much more detailed and more helpful lesson on how to play single notes than any other video I’ve seen. I was struggling with not knowing how I could tell if I was successfully playing single notes. I would’ve never thought to block the holes around them with my finger lol
Probably the best tutorial I've ever seen for begginers
@@danielnewman5230 Thank you so much, Daniel!
Ha! Right on. Yeah, that’s a helpful trick.
Wow!!! Purchased 2 Harmonicas 2yrs ago and tossed in a drawer. You have the BEST tutorials I've ever found online to get the single notes to play clearly as a beginner. Can't thank you enough.
Awesome. Thanks. I hope you never stop rocking the harmonica!
This is by far the best explanation I've seen and I watched like 20 videos about this!! Thanks dude you rock!
Hey Joe - thanks so much for your kind words. Made my day!
this is a magic. it's been 2 weeks i'm playing my harmonica and i was doing a horrendous pursing. this gave so much clarity.
Thank you so much for this video, you are a great teacher. I don’t know how many times I’ve picked up a harmonica and tried to make it sound like something. After watching this today, I finally did! Followed your instructions and I can finally play single notes.
Woo hoo! That’s great news. I hope you never stop!
Thank you, Luke. Just picked up you’re video when watching classical guitar playing. Your tutorial was so useful and has helped me decide to learn harmonica instead of guitar. Will continue watching your tutorials and hope I can play well one day. Thank you again 😊
Dude, I've been watching so many videos trying to isolate notes & this is the first one that actually helped. Definitely subscribing
Right on Marcus! Thanks for subscribing. See you again soon. ;-)
Fantastic instruction. Purchases a harmonica a few months back and this looks like a good intro. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for the 2 draw tips!! I've just managed to hit my first decent sounding 2 draw thanks to dropping the lower part of my tongue a lot. So excited!! Thanks so much!
Niiiice, Anneli. That’s a great accomplishment! Keep it up!
One of the things I chose from my Grandfathers house after he passed was his Hohner chromonica 280 C harmonica. I have great memories of him playing when I was a kid & I always loved listening to him. I’ve had his harmonica for a few years now and I have always wanted to learn how to play it. However I could never seem to find tutorials that were for the absolute beginner that I was. At any rate, even though this lesson is not for the kind of harmonica I have I found this video lesson to be the best that I have come across, it has been very helpful, Thank you
Hey Right on Lisa - thanks so much for the note! Yes, I would recommend considering purchasing a 10-hole diatonic harmonica as it's a much easier instrument to learn and it could still be a great way of honoring your Grandfather. If you decide to buy one, here's my guide on choosing which one: www.harmonica.com/which-harmonica-to-buy/
Teaching me is like teaching a rock to high jump,but your technique is encouraging,much appreciated.
Terrence - LOL! That’s how I felt at the beginning too!
I had a pet rock one time and it ran away
My grandmother felt bad for me so she got me another one for my birthday 3 months later that one died
Thanks to this video I realized that my harmonica was not broken I thought I had bought a defective harmonica and was just about to return it for another but thanx to the video I learned the reason why I couldn't make any sound was that I was trying to play it from the wrong side all it would do is make a very faint squeak and slightly vibrate but only one end other end wouldn't do anything thanks now I can make sounds and If I turn the volume up loud enough I can play along perfectly with every song I've tried to play 🤡🤟
Next I'm gonna get a kazoo and then I'd like to master the bag pipes 🆒️
I got this for Christmas.. right after, I ran to UA-cam to learn it .. so thank you! Because this was the most helpful I found :)
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Oh right on. And congrats to all of you for getting the best instrument ever for Christmas. Keep playing!!!
This video is great!!! I recently won a harmonica and figured I need to learn how to play it. Used your video to grasp a little harmonica theory before trying to play for the very first time on a couple of mountain tops (which is the reason why I won the harmonica in the first place). Gave this video credit in my video description 😉
Wonderful Eileen! Congrats, thank you, and rock on my friend.
You are a very good, honest teacher. Your explanation is exceptionally clear word by word. I need only five minutes to master your lesson on isolated notes. Thank you so much !!
Wow, thank you! Congrats on getting single notes so fast!
After searching so many useless stuff on UA-cam found your video i feel so glad to find your channel coz this video contains everything on a single short video and It's quite understandable and i learnt this thanking you sooooo much 😇❤️💫
Haha! Glad they helped. Thanks for the emoji. :-)
Got myself a harmonica and was looking for a teacher online and here what I got. You are an amazing teacher. Hope I will be able to play some decent notes in few months. Thank you for teaching.
Aww thanks for the kind words Deepak. You got this. You'll be rocking before you know it!
I finally learned it, after watching nearly every video on YT. Thank you to you and others. BTW, you look like if Val Kilmer had a little brother who became a musician instead of an actor.
Haha! Good one.
My Dad bought me a Marine Band when I was little. He and my 4 brothers would always jam, and I wanted in!
Dad taught me tongue blocking and scales, but sadly NO blues.
Now, decades since I've picked up a harp, someone has given me a Hohner Blues Harp in the key of G, of which I can find hardly any songs for OR instruction outside of mostly just blues riffs (I'm practicing!), so THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!
Yes, definitely recommend picking ups key of C! More on brands here: www.harmonica.com/which-harmonica-to-buy/
Buddy... you are the man!
I've just started learning the harmonica 2 weeks ago and the whole time I just could NOT get single notes. I watched lots of videos but couldn't do it.
After watching your video now I can do it. Consistently.
The bit that did it for me was rotating upwards 30 degrees. I just hadn't realised that.
Thanks you so much.
Subscribed
Right on! Yeah, tilting the harp really helped me isolate notes when I was learning how to play single notes.
Wow! You're an amazing teacher!
I got my first harmonica for Xmas and today I realized I've been playing it wrong so far 😅 I'm from Italy and there are no harmonica teachers in my city so I think your course is how I'm gonna learn. Can't wait to get it!
Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it! Look forward to seeing you in the course!!! Rock on! 😎
Great stuff Luke. I've learned so much from your videos. They are very engaging and you keep it simple as well as making it fun to learn with you. Good work and Thank you for your time & effort in putting these things together & helping all.
You’re welcome, Michael. Glad you like it.
I got a harp and sat here all day trying to get the hang of the "pucker" demonstrated in other videos.
3 minutes into this video everything they had failed to explain clicked for me. Thank you!
Ha! Right on Tobor. You made my day. Rock on. 🤘🏼
Thank you very much. This is a wonderful lesson
Glad you liked it! You're welcome.
Great video my friend! I appreciate you and your teaching and tips! I'm a very new 66 year young player and your videos really help me a lot! 😎✌️
Awesome! Thank you! Rock on! 😎
Your a great teacher, I have adhd and this was the first video I have got the concept of, thank you!
Right on. You’re welcome!
An excellent practical demo. Thanks. Low Rider by War begins at 9:37 in Key C 🎉🎉🎉 Jam track begins at 13:05
this dudes such a cool teacher, "dying duck" its exactly my style at the momento
Ha! Thanks Mateo. No worries, it'll all come together in time my friend!
I have been playing harp off & on since grade school and I’m 63 now. It wasn’t until I realized that technique plays a bigger part in my harp playing than the harp itself. I stop looking for the harp that was going to make me sound better and focused on the technique I was using to attack the harmonica. Bends, single notes, cords and overblows all went to another level. Pay attention to technique!
Wise words, my friend.
@@Harmonicacom you are a very good teacher! Blessings my friend
Dude you're a fantastic teacher, and great hat!
Thanks Mark!
SO grateful! I'm in hospital long term & brought the harmonica I never tried to play. Now I have the time & you're an amazing teacher🎵🎶😊
Ok Mo, silver linings, my friend, silver linings! Sorry you have to be in the hospital, but happy that you've got yourself a harmonica! Rock on!!!!
I wish i could be able to like this video 20 million times!!! Thanks a lot :D
Ha! Thanks so much, Adem! You’re very welcome. Rock on.
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I have been looking for that song for at least 8 years. 8 friggin' years. I gave it a listen too and i couldnt remember anything from it except the tune you're tutorialing here. God Bless You, really
Wow, what an amazing story. Great song. Lee Oskar is the man. God bless you too my friend!
Aloha,
Luke
Thank you so much. This is the only explanation I've found that made sense and I'm now playing single notes.
Thanks Kristoff, and congrats!
Best teaching, straight forward easy to pick up and quick to learn. I found lessons by others difficult and over complicated. Much appreciated Luke, cheers
Right on! Glad they were helpful!
This was AMAZING! Thank you, but for some reason when I draw I get a high pinched ringing, any Idea what that was?
Yes, most likely, the high ringing is because the back of your tongue is up near your hard palette like when you say “K.” Try dropping your jaw and making an “awww” vowel shape.
WoW !! Upto now, you’re the best to explain it in lay language !
And, for a French Canadian like me, your English is very easy to understand.👍👍
I wish you a successful continuation !!
Thank you! 😃
Luke, I really appreciate your attention to detail when teaching us about tongue and lip positions. I teach dancing, so I know how much a small detail can help or hinder. I also know how important it is to practice the basics. As aoon as I finish your playlist, I'll be subscribing to your Beginner to Boss course.
My brother plays blues guitar, and I'm really looking forward to jamming with him!
Amazing my friend! Follow the muse. 😎
God bless you. I have looked for videos for ages. Finally got it. This is way better than any other video for single notes. THANK YOU
You're very welcome! Congrats! And blessings right back atcha. Rock on!
I just got an harmonica for christmas and your videos are great to motivate me for playing and learning more!
Awesome! Keep practicing!
I have been trying for months to understand how and why I can isolate single notes while playing with relaxed breathing. Your video is great, your explanation clear! I'm glad I didn't give up. Thanks
Wonderful! I'm so glad you didn't give up as well, and I hope that you keep playing for the rest of your life! You are very welcome.
Aloha,
Luke
I got my harp 15 years ago, never even played a note. YET!
I am amazed at your teaching style and ability. Plus the way you take an interest in what comments you receive and encourage and inspire your students.
Which from today will now include me... If I can remember where I put it for safekeeping!
A quite excited old geezer who wishes he did this 50 years ago when he first thought "That's a cool sound" Bob.
Aw thanks Paul. I really appreciate it. I hope you found your harmonica, lol! Learning something new, especially a musical instrument, is so good for us! Rock on my friend, and thanks again for the kind note.
Wow that trick regarding rotation of the harmonica was so freaking helpful. Nobody else I have listened to and watched made it click like you did. Thanks.
Sweet. Yeah that's how I first got it too. Glad it helped!
These are super nice tips learning harmonica, puckering away on my first day.
This is one of the video's that made me buy my first harmonica and i really like it so far.
Thank you for this video.
Oh WOW Gerard! I'm so honored that one of my videos helped you make the decision to buy one of the best instruments in the world! Thanks for the note. You got this! Rock on! 😎
I have watched a number of videos and this has been by far the most helpful as a beginner!
Right on, Frank. Glad it was helpful! Rock on.
After getting fascinated by harmonica when I was 9, it took me 23 years but today I bought one. Started practicing with another video, then saw "Lowrider" and had to watch this. Glad I did, I'm definitely sticking with the instrument. Thanks Luke, you're an amazing chad! Cheers from Italy!
Woo hoo! So glad to hear that you're sticking with it. Best lil instrument in the world. Rock on my friend!
Aloha,
Luke
Thanks for the taking the time and showing how to play single notes and how to breathe too. I am just a beginner and this really helped.
Glad it was helpful! Congrats on your decision to start playing harp. This is the most important foundation for you: www.harmonica.com/how-to-play-the-harmonica/
So at the beginning of this video I had absolutely no clue if I was doing any of it right... But by the end I could hear when I was able to isolate a single note! Awesome tips that really did work and explain things in a way that made sense. Thank you!
Nice, Monique! Thanks for your note, and have fun rockin!
Take a little trip, take a little trip, take a little trip with me. One of my all time favourite songs to learn while learning the harmonica. Thanks brother.
Awesome. You’re welcome.
Has played harmonica for many years. With my new golden melody, it did not go so well until I saw your video. Now things are going better than ever before, already after a few minutes. Very thankful!
Nice! That’s what I like to hear, Kent! Golden melody is a great harp. I love them!
Learned how to play "love me do" when I was about 12 on a cheap harmonica C that I bought at a kids toy shop. Just got a really nice harmonica from my uncle last Christmas and decided to see if I could still play. So here I am! Thanks for these tips!
right on Ayla! I hope you never stop rocking the harmonica!
Best beginner lesson! Made single notes in 5 minutes!!! Liked and subscribed. Lots of love.
Wow! Congrats, and welcome aboard!
After watching a zillion YT videos on this I came across you and you explained, in one video, about 10 things that were still a mystery to me after watching all that other stuff. Very grateful
Aw right on Tim. Glad to hear it bro!
Thanx Brother!! Awesome video!! Bought a harmonica last summer, got busy, but now I am determined! Still working on single booted!!
Hey Bruce - you’re very welcome.Stick with it!
Great video. You are a really good teacher and, believe me, being a good player is NOT the same as being a good teacher. Thank you.
I appreciate that! And I know what you mean. A lot of the best players are just "naturals" so when you ask them what how they do it they're like "I don't know! I just do it!" LOL. That was never me, ha!
would you please do a video on overblows and overdraws?
This is my first time of holding and playing a harmonica, I just finished your video and yep I'm doing the isolation of notes right now. Your explanations are so simplified even a five year old can understand and play isolated notes on harmonica hehehe. Thank you and more power to you. Greetings from the Philippines. 💕
Right on! Good for you! Aloha from Hawaii.
My harmonica just came today and this is the first song I am learning a part of.
I've been playing ukulele since March last year (2020) and I was practicing Desolation Row a few days ago and loved the harmonica solo while I listened to the original song. I don't know how long it will take me to learn something akin to that but once I do, I will be unstoppable!
Nice! Congrats. You can do it! You could be playing songs like that within a few months. If you're really wanting to turbocharge you growth you might like to check out my Beginner to Boss course:
www.harmonica.com/lessons/
Thanks for your answer. And blessing..i very happy... you go to teaching...congratulation.
Hey Boris - happy to be on the harmonica journey with you, my friend. Blessings!
60 y.o. on nov. But really want to learn blues in accoustic guitar and learn harmomiica,since teenage time . Feel u will be the way. Philippines
Yes! You got this! 👊🏼
Luke's relaxed, friendly demeanor takes some of the fear out of this for me. Thanks, Luke! You make it look so easy (but it's not -- yet). I think, with your help, I can do this. :)
Yeah, right?
You can do it! I
Thanks Rob!
Man, I cannot thank you enough! I was a trumpet player in high school (17 years ago), and just picked up harmonica last week, and of course, I was doing it ALL WRONG! Your lessons are helping SO much! Thank you! 😊
Right on, David! You're welcome!
After I found Harmonica .com, no messing around, I signed up for the course. At the moment the dogs join in but I'm getting there. I've given myself 3 months to get a tune out of the darn things (I got 2, the C and an A Bluesband..my target the Hohner Special 20 ,
Right on Bob - good for you man! Yes, I often have to kick my dog out of the room when playing harmonica, lol. You got this!
Wow, i'm so good now! My trick for doing the single note, is like 'kissing' the top and bottom of the plastic. I put the harmonica in my mouth like you say, and close my mouth until I feel the plastic and it's not that hard. The hard thing now, is learning the muscle memory to know where are the 5 and 6 etc etc
Been struggling to find someone whom I can learn from with their teaching techniques and I’ve found one, thank you kind sir for your talent, time and lessons!
Yay! Welcome aboard! Glad to help!
@@Harmonicacom a quick update, this lesson allowed me to nail the individual hole/note selection in no time, again thank you for these lessons, straightforward, practical, and motivating due to the simplicity of the technique and quick results!
Lukeee, i am super begginer and with your teaching I manage to take the first notes individually. Thanks man :)
Happy to help Fernanda! rock on! 🤘🏼
my 1 year old daughter loves the toy harmonica so i got a real blues harp for her. now i play it so much and she love imitating me!
I wish I could give multiple thumbs up. I just started playing the harmonica and this instruction video literally made me laugh as I was actually getting somewhere for the very first time!
Niiiiiiice. That's what I like to hear!
I was struggling with making the puck shape, this changed everything - playing is comfortable and precise now! Thank you ❤
So glad!
Thank You! Applying this technique unlocked to single notes!!! Gets easier each day. This gave me what I needed to get single notes.
WONDERFUL!!! Rock on! 😎
a hour and a half watching you and i can now play one of my favorite songs. thanks
SWEEEEEEET!!!! 🙌🏼 You're very welcome, and CONGRATS!!!
Thanks Luke, this is the shizzle! Feel like have finally taken a huge step on the harmonica by isolating those notes so easily with your wonderful tuition and technique!
My harmonica won't be gathering dust no more! :-)