Harmonica Players - How muscle memory works and why you need to practice slowly!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

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[@sandrolopesharp2845]

Glad I saw this video today. Better late than never! Thanks Tomlin!

[@ramonandramon]

One of the most important lessons out there. Thank you again and again....

[@steve3150]

That was so helpful. I tend to try and speed my playing up and crash. Thank you.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Harpoman don't worry - we all try to do that :-)

[@JoseGonzalez-tg3dz]

Thank you Tomlin for making this video. The whole muscle memory works has probably been one of most important concepts I've come across as a beginner. I've incorporated some of this into my attempts at playing harp and it seems to work! Keep up the good work.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

My pleasure Jose. It is definitely an important thing to be aware of.

[@danlaxer514]

I also find - and this I learned from you - that if you take a phrase and break it down, and then slow down each phrase, it helps. I'm doing that now with a 5-note phrase from Roadhouse Blues. I just do 4D-5D-4B, for example, slowly over and over. Then ad in the other notes, then put it together.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Excellent suggestion Dan!

[@ruslandubas472]

One of the best advices out there! Thank you!

[@daschmidt100]

Very helpful.Thanks for the info.Dave

[@TomlinHarmonica]

My pleasure Dave!

[@markmainwaringmm]

thanks Tomlin, very helpful, as usual

[@TomlinHarmonica]

My pleasure Mark!

[@G.Abongee]

Thank you Tomlin. A Very powerful concept to have good habit as a bigginer like me.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

I'm glad it works for you :-)

[@dominusaugustus1]

Really helpful. Thank you

[@TomlinHarmonica]

No problem Winston :-)

[@GregParker]

Excellent advice. Heard someone say that novice musicians 'speed up',in the easy parts & often, play the hard parts ,at (a more)correct tempo.(hope that's the same topic) Regards.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Greg - that is exactly the same topic. Not just novice musicians do this. We all have to fight that urge :-)

[@rhythmshaw04]

That's correct thank you.............

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+rhythm shaw my pleasure :-)

[@oceanelf2512]

Exactly! Thanks for reaffirming what I keep having to remind myself when playing my most complicated piano pieces, and as a newbie on the harmonica as well. :) Great video.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad we agree on something :)

[@oceanelf2512]

@@TomlinHarmonica You are welcome! :)

[@titolegdcc]

thanks....

[@TomlinHarmonica]

My pleasure :-)

[@jerrymartin2106]

you have been a great help. if you had to pick two harps for playing the blues which keys would you chose. thank you so much

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Hi Jerry, glad you like the lessons. The most common keys would be C, D, A, Bb, G and F. Probably in that order.