Chromatic Harmonica Lessons - Essential Techniques to obtain Effortless Mastery

[@kennethyeung7418]

very useful lesson. Thanks very much. especially for an old man like me as I started learning sheet music and chromatic harmonic at the age of 65 commencing in October last year.

[@greasylimpet3323]

Very nice comment, but you're not old!

[@hfactor6429]

Your socks and underwear are old but you aren't Buy and wear colorful, FINE material socks and underwear silky, compression types under your stuff while blowing fine cool riffs and songs on your SUPER 64! Buy and wear cool hats too Keep your eyes and ears open for HAROLD WILLIAM ........you'll see hear it's the PREFECT age to play the chromatic BABY

[@amaxamon]

Been playing diatonic since '85 and this is like starting all over.

[@joebeamish]

Did you stick with it?

[@MrSpanky2001]

I'm in the same boat. Proficient on diatonic after six years. Pulled out the chromatic today and worked with it for awhile. I think after I get familiar with the breathing pattern(s) it will be pretty slick.

[@boystone]

One of the problems I have is moving my head too much so this video has helped me enormously!

[@partizan555555]

I just got my first harmonica, a very great introduction, thank you! I play other instruments and I know how hard is to fix mistakes later

[@cdk2968]

Excellent advice, not just for beginners! Thanks!

I remember watching a music instruction video where the musician said the first thing to do is to learn your instrument. In other words, what notes are located on the instrument. It's easy with a C harmonica. But going to harmonicas in different keys are new roads to drive on.

[@steveharveysteveharvey2867]

im learning chromatic, very nice lesson. thank you.

[@geraldoamaral3000]

Hello Wim! I was beginning to study the chromatic when I found this video series, 6 years ago, and helped me to improve my "aiming" to blow at the right holes when playing notes far apart. It also helped me with holding a microphone. Recently I found your video on improvisation, I am still studying it. :) Please make more videos! Be them tutorials or of you playing harmonica. Você ainda mora no Brasil?

[@user-vj1dn9zd1q]

Great!! Just to let you know, I'm preparing new videos that include horizontal movement, as well as slide movement and breath movement. Hope to finish that by the end of september :-) Glad to hear this helps you!!!

[@jaygrewal5877]

You

[@glenparker234]

I seemed to have missed something along the way I just turned 68 a few days ago I’ve been playing harmonicas since I was around 5 years old I learned mostly on the old Horner echo harps they’re easier to play a song and make it sound good. The diatonic like the marine band and the special 20 are a lot harder to get good on which I think you should before investing in a chromatic harmonicas. Most people I see on the internet don’t seem to play music on a harmonica they hold it and talk about it but very few really play anything on one on most harmonicas you can only bend a couple of the notes like the 3rd & 4th hole so they play in what they call 3rd and 4th position which only gives you around 3 to 4 notes you can play out of the 7 in a octave so they play little short riffs and wait for someone else to play something till they get to a part where they can play some of the 3 notes. But on a chromatic harmonicas you can play all 7 notes plus the 5 sharps and flats in between but instead of showing how to play your concerned about your elbows and you can’t hold onto it and push the button without it slipping out of your hands most people cup there hands around the harmonica to change the sound it also keeps it from slipping. Here’s something else I usually sit on a chair couch or laying on the bed to play laying down you don’t get the instruments full of spit also works great with the recorder tin whistles and the ocarina which I also have also been playing the last few years. Other than some weird exercises I haven’t seen you play anything this video was 31 minutes of you explaining how to move your elbow something I don’t do I have a 4 key echo harp it’s about 2 feet long and you play both sides the elbow thing might be ok with it but I’ve never given it much thought the others I keep my elbows against my sides and just move my wrists that way I can play for hours without my arms getting tired I did see a Irish guy I don’t know if it was you but he modified a harmonica with a ring instead of the button but the songs he was playing would be partly in the key of C and switched to G then back to C so instead of changing instruments he fixed the read plates so it played in the key of C with the button out and in the key of G with it in personally I think he should have just learned to play the 1 key that is sharp in the key of G but that’s just me I guess. People always trying to make simple things difficult and hard to do

[@sujanghosh2186]

Very very useful for me Sir, Beautiful exercise. Thank you Sir.

[@sujanghosh2186]

I shall be grateful if you provide some legato/stakato exercise with notation.

[@drdipakarunavyas2856]

Jazz harmonica Sir very good lesson for we begginers

[@trentmason009]

Gostei muito desse video. Muito obrigado, meu amigo!

[@Marukonline]

Thanks!

[@ublokr]

What do you think of instead rotating the left wrist to move the harmonica horizontally? Seems like a single, simpler motion than the elbow drop which also involves a rotation at the elbow. True, with the wrist rotation, the face of the harmonica changes its angle to the player's lips (the motion is an arc rather than a straight line), but I'm not sure this is a problem, particularly with tongue-block embouchures and with shorter harmonicas. Can you comment please, Wim?

[@pradeeppokhriyalharmonicam8617]

Sur, Its very gud info about techniques however sir it is a suggestion that if u make small videos about different techniques to improve. It will be beneficial. Regards #pradeeppokhriyalharmonica

[@playing_jazz]

Very useful lesson!!

[@f1948s]

Can anyone tell me the best key for a chromonica to play blues, jazz or gospel music?

[@revathyiyer2716]

Thanku very much

[@wtq1956]

CX12?

[@beyourowndoctor3062]

Hi, how can I learn chromatic harmonica from you? Kindly advice!

[@srrlIdl]

What I would be interested in, is playing legato instead of staccato on these physical interval jumps. Probably by using tongue block and switching the tongue.

[@paulklapper8182]

Is he holding and moving the harp with his left or right hand. I’m dyslexic on stuff like this unless it’s read or told, help me

[@johnf2769]

Left hand.

[@gallionlion6388]

Is it safe to bend notes on chromatic harmonica. I have heard that it may damage the reeds

[@robinkhalawan3564]

Safe on chromatic. Remember to be gentle. Force damage reeds.

[@pascalxavier3367]

I don't think so.

[@DavidAMarin]

East Top is making a chromatic where it is safe to bend, I just got it. It's called the Forerunner 1248NV, meaning no valves.

[@co4264]

@@DavidAMarin But is ita litle airtide

[@roberthillmansr8226]

It's hard for me to learn.

[@muralidharanvr7702]

I found it difficult to catch the words you are speaking. Please speak little louder.

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

Diatonic harmonica is no where near Chromatic Harmonica.