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Posted on6th March 20216th March 2021

What’s your favourite harp? Wait, I don’t care!

There is a tendency for beginner players to become fascinated by the seemingly hundreds of different harps available, and the endless minutia of differences between…

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Posted on29th November 202029th November 2020

Tongue Switching – Master the One Hole

I was watching this video of Jerry Portnoy playing with Rick Estrin and the lick at around 1:20 caught my attention. It’s a very cool…

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Posted on12th September 202012th September 2020

How To Use Jam Tracks Effectively

I’ve put together a video briefly describing various ways you can use jam tracks to your advantage. I realised I often advise people to work…

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Posted on12th August 202012th August 2020

Treat Yourself To A Virtual SPAH

Like pretty much everything this year, plans for the annual Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica (SPAH) conference were thrown into turmoil…

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Posted on6th June 20206th June 2020

The Reed Plate Podcast, Sankey and Filisko

We are living in a golden age of harmonica teaching. I know I bang on about Joe Filisko a lot (and posted a link to…

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Posted on13th May 202013th May 2020

Intro to the 12 Bar Blues

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…

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Posted on6th May 20206th May 2020

How Many Ways to Play a Note?

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.…

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Posted on5th April 20205th April 2020

Custom Harmonicas – Lee Sankey Video

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,…

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Posted on18th March 202018th March 2020

A Instead of C for Beginners?

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…

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Posted on6th February 20206th February 2020

The Chromatic Chronicles 06

Here’s the latest on my chromatic journey. I’m tackling the first two choruses of David Barrett’s Cool Blue. Some new tasty licks and even a…

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