The Best Way To Practice Harmonica

[@TomlinHarmonica]

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[@rodeyrode]

I practice the harmonica outside in my garden. I am not very good, which I don't mind, but I think the neighbors would like me to watch more of your videos.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Practice in your car (if you have one). It's a good sound proofed space....just not while you are driving!

[@Realmiamirealestate]

😂😂😂😂 good one !!!

[@adriand1058]

Ha ha

[@photosquare7]

I play in the forest, when I'm walking with my dog. It keeps the boar away 😂

[@DInCadors]

This video is way underratted and deserves more views. It has the pure gem ''Embrace the Suck'' and it is very motivationnal with tons of good practicing advices !!

[@tim8418]

I’m 24 and just got my first real harmonica, thank you for starting advice, I hope I can stick with it a become pretty good someday

[@RailroadScannerMan15]

Tim Trudeau I just turned 24 in March and picked up a special 20 and a blues harp from Hohner. I practice on the road at work and such and love watching his videos. Super knowledgeable. I try to focus on one thing and such. Working on technique right now and how to handle it before really playing a time. Have fun!

[@Mathemarius]

How good are you today?

[@adriandrake4208]

What is Overblow Tomlin? Thanks for the best harmonica lessons out there.

[@ER-me1ii]

Just an outstanding lesson. I take lessons with a prominent teacher and I'm maybe an advanced beginner but these videos are a great supplement and a different perspective and best of all very concise and easy to follow. Great work.

[@jamesjones8791]

I'm practicing harmonica and I love your show and your way of explaining your self. I can play key to the high way And can't hold out much longer by little Walter. But don't quit under stand the 12 bar blues pattern and the vibrato and it's going on 4 years now.

[@creator10978]

Thank you! I recently bought a harmonica and u helped me so much

[@bakaung6266]

You are greatest teacher! When I am trying to play harmonica. Thank a lot

[@DividendReaper]

Thanks for the tips. Just picked mine up this last weekend and I've been watching through your videos for good tips.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

So glad you found them useful :-)

[@lucienmorard1288]

You're such a good teacher Tom lin. Always useful tips! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@danirelan3835]

Hi, 25 yrs.'sucking' an still learning, and enjoying it ,THANKS

[@1eddybee]

Good video content.Looks like we share an appreciation for Bill Barrett's playing style, I find him so unique and expressive.

[@viniciusrenard9826]

Thanks for the lesson, it was very helpful. I used to switch between these 3 areas. One day I used to train bend, in the other repertoire and never reached the goal of any.

[@marceloandradebrazil]

Thanks for that, Tomlin!

[@RandyRedington]

embrace the "suck" lol... I like that thought. I lack direction in my practice times, a lot of times its mostly noodling around. Thank you for providing a structure. I needed that. - thumbs up bro!

[@KRConnection]

Good Words !! THANKS!

[@michaelbooth4720]

Thank you for the tips and your very good lessons ,its great sharing your knowledge ..Mick

[@sagehopkins1]

Love these suggestions! Quote of the week: "you've got to Embrace the suck!" LOL!!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Sage Hopkins lol - i wish it was my own.

[@joaobaccile6532]

Excellent video!!! Very important tips!! Thank you!!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Thanks João!!

[@tamborelconejo]

this was really useful

[@shea.ohmsford]

Very good tips!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Thank you Mattia :-)

[@Ryumei.Shakuhachi]

Very helpful tips! Structure is definitely what's missing in my practice. ;)

[@emdfilms5785]

See the thing is tho I don’t know where to get new songs. I don’t really know what to play. I only know a couple on3s.

[@avtandil1971]

thank you very much sir.

[@adrienne_12thorpe]

I'm going to use the term, "Embrace the suck" from now on...

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Lol!

[@Manalord921]

“Embrace the suck” totally reminded me of jake from adventure time. “Dude, sucking at something is the first step towards sorta being good at something.”

[@Thespoonpeddler]

Thank you. I like the description of practice vs playing!!

[@Mathemarius]

You mean distinction?

[@vellovenkateeshkk8670]

I own an 10 hole East top Harmonic.

[@ozzieburt2350]

hmmm awesome!

[@heestership9432]

hi Tomlin , great lesson . how much time should we spend per week ?

[@sunnyscott4876]

How do you get to Carnegie Hall ? Practice , practice , practice !

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Very true. You could also try the train ;-)

[@vellovenkateeshkk8670]

Hi Tom I am from India and I wish to learn Harmonic from u if ur ok.

[@CaScannerNut1963]

So practicing the scales is important when learning the harmonica??

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Yes :-)

[@diegodelafuente2142]

Hi, great video! Im new in the harmonica world. What type os the one you are playing here? Thxs!

[@Steve-vj5hg]

Are there any books you could recommend for sales and simple songs to play? I'm still trying to nail my single notes but I'm unsure what to branch out into next.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Hi Steven, I'm not sure about books but you could sign up to my Free Easy Harmonica Tunes course - tomlinharmonicaschool.com/p/easy-tunes-for-beginners

[@mirandaschmitz5253]

I've been wanting to ask these questions. Thanks for the video!

[@arundhatiupadhyay8665]

Tom, is there a way I could get the exact notations to a song rather then just struggling finding it.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Hi Arundhati - I would highly recommend transcribing music yourself - this will make you a much better player much quicker.

[@neiljohnston5207]

I've been playing harmonica for years i've never had any lessons i heard guy playing the blues but had no idea how they were getting that sound i struggled for a while just playing melodys, then i asked one of the guys how he could bend a note i new it was being bent as i play guitar anyway i'll cut to the chase played at a lot of jam nights with some compliments was at vagas at my sons wedding and ended up playing with a band on the strip went down ok but i still cant play harmonica i cant get the feel and the tone that one needs to be a good harp player help

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Hi Neil, thanks for posting a comment. You are not alone - a lot of people don’t know where to start with getting those bluesy techniques. I have a course that you might like called 12 Easy 12 Bar Blues which uses 12 songs to teach you various blues techniques. Here is more info about it - tomlinharmonicaschool.com/p/12-easy-12-bar-blues-for-beginners1

[@wayneyeargain9064]

I like you videos and always learn from them, however for some reason this one has lots of reverb so much that the dialogue can't be understood. any way keep up the good work, maybe it's on my end if others haven't this issue.

[@congerscott6064]

👍.

[@ernestturchi3954]

My guy

[@catherinedeveau2413]

YESSSS!! "You must embrace the suck" :)

[@mehulshah1451]

Very useful video Tomlin. What amount of time is needed to practise weekly to start playing decently.

[@CasaErwin]

I am interested in learning to play harmonica, but I am NOT interested in the Blues. Where should I look?

[@pedropinon2553]

You are original mate. Anywhere probably on internet... Whether you look for "jazz harmonica", or "funk harmonica", country, etc, I'm sure you'll find tones of results. I've even seen guys who teach you how to play Bailando from Enrique Iglesias. Not my style, but definitely easy to find things on the internet. Welcome yo 21st century haha. Pd: i suggest you to learn blues with the harp, not only because it is useful for the "simple" techniques they used to use that are aplicable to other "more complex" genres, but also because it is so easy (at least that's my case) that you think you don't like blues because of you have never tried to listen or play it. I can tell you that neither I did want to work the blues, but as soon as I saw myself improvising "quiet decently" on my first month of practice, I started to love the blues, it's ease to express my self through that, and its possibilities to get you "wiser" musically speaking. I swear now blues is my favourite genre since the 3 years I've been playing It, and, best of all, when I bought this instrument I was convinced that I'd become 'the greatest funk player". Maybe I Will, cause all of what I've learnt on blues makes It easier to perform funk, but blues gave me something new.

[@starlitjennsalinas4600]

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[@alexisbrien-breton8379]

Embrace the suck, lovin it!

[@weezypacman4449]

My harmonica has 28 holes, what kind is it?

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+WeezyPacMan Im not sure, are there two rows of holes? It might be a tremolo harmonica.

[@jovannyperalta2867]

Wassssssssap

[@Crushbandicoot-wv8xb]

Embrace the suck haha the suck is all I got bud