I’m very late to the party with this one, but just in case you haven’t seen it yet I thought it worth a plug. Tomlin…
Here’s the first installment of a short series of beginners guide to the 12 bar blues. This one discusses counting through the form and identifying…
Quick workshop style video here. One of the great strengths of the harmonica is the wide variety of options we have in presenting a note.…
Here – at long flippin’ last – is part eight of The Chromatic Harmonica Chronicles. I do a play through of the second study song…
Great footage here from a 1972 interview with Sonny Terry. He’s talking quite openly about his playing and hand technique etc. Super stuff. I can’t…
Sometimes I get asked about custom harmonicas. What makes them custom? Will they help me play better? Do I need one? and so on. Happily,…
While the rest of the world has gone into overdrive with instruction videos, live-streamed gigs and the rest of it, you’d be forgiven for thinking…
It’s conventional for beginner harmonica players to start with a C harmonica. There are some good reasons for this, which I’ll explore below. Often people…
Struggling through chorus 4 and 5 of David Barrett’s Cool Blue. Progress is slow but it’s coming together. With any luck, the next video will…
I’ve written a little guide to practicing effectively called Practicing for Success. I say “little”, but as usual with this sort of thing it started…