Harmonica Student Page

HARMONICA
with Dan Mahony

UNM Continuing Ed. Course # 12756

"This instrument is a foundation for a musical career, and many boys and girls who are now learning music on the harmonica will step into the great symphony orchestras and bands of our country some day."
―John Philip Sousa

	The music files are mp3. You can save them to your computer and to your iPod, cell-phone, etc.

Week 1	How to Hold the Harmonica
	"The Blues Harp Blues"
	Understanding Cross Harp
	"Chicago Sunset" - Charlie Musselwhite
	Some Founding Fathers of Blues Harmonica
	Some Advice for the Beginner

Week 2	Playing Melody: The Do-Re-Mi Scale
	First Song: "Down in the Valley"
	Embouchure
	Cleaning Your Harmonica
	Billy Joel's Harmonica Part in 'Piano Man'
	Campfire Songs

Week 3	Second Song: "You Are My Sunshine"
	Bob Dylan Harmonica Solos
	Charlie McCoy Harmonica Solo
	Reading Music, Playing Chords

Week 4	Harmonica History & Construction
	Orchestral Harmonica History
	Orchestral Harmonica: Robert Bonfiglio
	Orchestral Harmonica: "Red River Valley"

Week 5	Introduction to the Chromatic Harmonica
	Stevie Wonder Solos
	The Harmonicats
	Wikipedia: Harmonica

Week 6	Introduction to Jazz Harmonica
	Reed Replacement
	List of Songs on CD

Mike Will's Harmonica Reference
"These pages cover almost everything about the diatonic harmonica, from beginning tips to advanced techniques, with harp-related music theory, in-depth discussions and sample sound clips of dozens of different techniques."

Harmonica Sessions
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Harp-L: All Things Harmonica
Ongoing emails between harmonica players. Sign up, it's free. You can just read what they are saying until you have question, comment, etc.

Brendan Power
One of the best in the world.

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"...diatonics, chromatics, tremolos, octave tuned, orchestral..."	"Harmonica System"	See the "Overdrive Harmonica"	Click A Shanghai Secret	Golden Cup Harmonicas	"The best new diatonic I've tried in years." ―Brendan Power	good prices

"Probably the most played harmonica in the world due to its excellent sound and ease of playing."

"The Marine Band model, which became the most popular harmonica of all time, was named after the famous band led by American bandmaster John Philip Sousa. Sousa himself was persuaded to endorse the Hohner harmonica in a statement printed on the instrument box and reproduced in advertisements across the country. Sousa composed a rousing march entitled "The Harmonica Wizard." source

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