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Learn to play HARMONICA, the easiest instrument to pick up!

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Overview

Ultimate diatonic harmonica lessons, blues, country music, rock; you will learn how to play on/off stage, solo/group

What you'll learn:
  • how to play the 12 bar blues, chords, rhythms, tone and chugging
  • how to breathe properly, use straight and swing rhythms
  • how to play single notes with pucker and tongue-blocked embouchures
  • scales, modes and positions, single/double/triple tonguing
  • how to use major and minor pentatonic scales for improvising and soloing
  • how to bend notes, use the hands properly, different types of vibratos and tremolos
  • how to play in the Masters' styles - Sonny Terry, Sonnyboy Williamson etc

*updated 2025* Udemy's BESTSELLING ultimate and complete harmonica course -with over 40,000 students.

No harmonica experience? No problem, I'll walk you through nice and slow.


Did you ever fool around with a harmonica as a kid?

Would you like to learn to play the harmonica better now?

Do you play guitar, piano, ukulele or are you a singer and want to add harmonica into your act?

Do you want an instrument that's easy to pick up, store and carry?

Did you inherit a harmonica and want to pay respect to the original owner??

Where you inspired by Bob Dylan, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Mick Jagger?

Would you like to play in a church, campfire, band or jam session?

Do you think harmonica will help with COPD or other health issues?

Is this a retirement 'bucket-list' project?


If you answered yes to any of those who are in the right place.

This course will help you become a great harmonica player. All you need to do is follow the lectures in order plus some practice and you will start to feel a surge of confidence as you see your skills increasing daily.

This will be exciting, fun, and challenging – I think you will thoroughly enjoy it!

I think people recognise my passion for the harmonica. I’m not someone who plays bass, guitar, piano, drums and sings, records, gigs…I just (mostly) teach harmonica.

Sure I perform sometimes, gig with friends, go to jams, do corporate harp demonstrations but MOSTLY I focus on playing, learning and teaching harmonica.

So if you have a Hohner harmonica, a blues harmonica, hohner special 20, a chromatic harmonica (ok, not that one) a blues harp, a hohner big river, a harmonica holder, a harmonica set…you can start to play now.

Give me a shout if you need any help please.

MY PERSONAL GUARANTEE - I AM SO CONFIDENT YOU WILL LOVE THIS COURSE THAT IF YOU DON'T, AND SO FAR ALL BUT ONE PERSON WAS HAPPY, I WILL REFUND YOU ALL THE MONEY (within 30 days of purchasing) WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THIS IRONCLAD GUARANTEE IS BACKED UP BY UDEMY.

This big course contains some smaller courses (don't buy them twice) such as:

  • 7 days crash course – learn harmonica in a week

  • Trainsounds for harmonica players

  • Basic 12 bar blues foundation

  • Masterclass on Improving Tone

  • 12 bar blues bassline

  • Box patterns – radical playing ideas

  • Love me Do

  • Big Walter Horton – Easy

  • Note bending (simple)

  • Note bending (advanced)



Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Start here - SEVEN harmonica days zero to hero! ( about 7 minutes a day)
  • Trainsounds
  • Basic Blues
  • How to improve your sound on the harmonica
  • Advanced points on Tone
  • Supplementary optional material and case study on TONE
  • Basic 12 bar blues bass line - the fundamental part of the blues
  • How to get your single notes working better with 'box' patterns
  • Learning the Beatles first hit Love Me Do
  • This section is learning the 12 bar blues song 'Easy' by Big Walter
  • The easy way to bend notes on HARMONICA - yes you can do it!
  • Advanced note bending for all HARMONICA players, even newbys
  • NOTE - the old 2013 course follows. The one you have completed above is new.
  • Play Harmonica - Beginners level 1, starting nice and easy
  • Moving on after practising the Hoochie Coochie and the Blues Shuffle
  • A bit of engineering for you
  • Play Harmonica - Beginners level 2, How to play easy tunes on your harmonica
  • Play Harmonica - Beginners level 3, tunes, draw bending
  • Play Harmonica - Beginners level, 4 improvising on harmonica
  • Play Harmonica - Intermediates, level 1, starting blues
  • Play Harmonica - Intermediates level 2, bending notes
  • Play Harmonica - Intermediates level 3, bends & Tongue Blocking
  • BY EAR, NO TAB. Let's end playing tunes; now you have to figure it out YOURSELF!
  • Let's wrap it up

Taught by

Ben Hewlett

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