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harmonica

  • 19-07-2008 6:30am
    #1
    newballsplease
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭


    Hi, im just wondering would the harmonica be a tough instrument to take up. if one was willing to put in an hour practise a day for example. is there much to it? any advice would be great.


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  • #2
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    As with any instrument, if you enjoy playing it on a daily basis, you shouldn't find it too difficult to pick it up. It'll take the same level of patience as most instruments I'd imagine, and while you can sound 'good' on it after getting to grips with the basics, being a brilliant harmonica player is obviously a longer term thing. But it'll all be worth it some night when you get up on stage in JJ's for a jam :D


  • #3
    newballsplease
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭newballsplease


    lol! ya maybe someday. its an instument id love to be able to play well.:cool:


  • #4
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Well you're first harmonica certainly wouldn't break the bank, so go for it. If you enjoy the instrument and are willing to play it, then why not?


  • #5
    Climber
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭Climber


    I took professional lessons for over a year and I just couldn't put in the effort needed to become good. I can play a few tunes but nothing I'd get up on stage for!

    The difficult part of playing the Harmonica is that in order to get hose "bluesy" notes you need to "bend" the reeds. Bending (that is, lowering a note by changing the shape of your mouth and tongue) is both the hardest and the most important harmonica technique.

    I really recommend "Bending the blues" by David Harp
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    Enjoy!


  • #6
    willdufauve
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭willdufauve


    You might want to listen to some Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, Carey Bell, Sam Meyers, Snooky Prior, etc. and see if you like their sounds.

    "Best of Little Walter" (or any Muddy Waters band album of the LW era), any Muddy Waters album of the Big Walter era, "Comin from the Old School" by Sam Myers, "Bocce Boogie" w/ Big Walter, the duet album by Big Walter and Carey Bell, The Johnny Shines/Big Walter duet album, "Hoodoo Man Blues" by Junior Wells...a few good places to start by hearing great blues harp by thhe greatest players.


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