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@marcndavidson27475 жыл бұрын
I am an harmonica instructor at OLLI Long Beach, California, and this is one of Tom Leckie's most timely lessons for our intermediate class, who are learning how to improvise!!
@TomlinHarmonica5 жыл бұрын
That is awesome :-)
@vernoncraig52644 жыл бұрын
You just took away my 10 days of improvisation anxiety in less than 10 minutes by telling us to focus on holes 2 and 3.
@charvisaraswat12467 жыл бұрын
you are the most helpful person I've seen on KZbin as far as harmonica lessons are concerned. I've been struggling for quite a long time. Now I am glad I found your channel! Thanks a ton Tomlin!
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+4v 4v my pleasure, please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. Cheers, Tomlin
@charvisaraswat12467 жыл бұрын
Tomlin Leckie sure thanks, I have subscribed to you by mails. And I've sent you request on Instagram. and please, it's a request kindly upload some of your videos playing harmonica on insta too. it would be so lovely to see you play! 😊😊😊😊😊
@aakrilik5 жыл бұрын
being a good harmonica player and a good teacher totally different things, and he have both of them
@IdentityQuandry Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU, Tom, for such explicit, easy-to-understand lessons. I have absolutely ZERO musical experience. But I'm starting to feel it. I practice an hour - 2 per day. May take a very long time, but I'm patient. I believe that everyone needs to command music in some way, whether vocal or instrumental. I can't say how grateful I am!
@MrSpanky2001 Жыл бұрын
keep it up. You will make strides!
@brittanyking35247 жыл бұрын
I just started out on the harmonica and I was having trouble getting single notes but when practicing this I was able to get better with each try and I used you lessons on the 5 most common mistakes a beginner does and that helped too. Thank you so much.
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+BRITTANY KING that is awesome Brittany! COngratulations :-)
@dilemmix2 жыл бұрын
OMG I'm a beginner and this is so much fun! I don't worry as much about mistakes!
@christianbernard37974 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your patience !
@stogiepsd47 жыл бұрын
Brought me into the world of improv. Thanks!
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Lamar McClain that is excellent to hear Lamar :-)
@vivlee38406 жыл бұрын
How come I was watching a sewing machine tutorial, ended up here and getting my harmonica out?! I love the way you play and teach..beautiful.
@TomlinHarmonica6 жыл бұрын
Excellent Viv, that’s quite a tangent! Thank you :-)
@goldenteledy2002 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the email, Tomlin. It was really sweet of you to take some time out of your day and write that to me. I sent you an email about my progress with my lessons from Todd Parrott so far. It's an absolute privilege to be a fan of yours.
@garyadamsgma14957 жыл бұрын
This is a VERY USEFUL lesson!!!!! Thanks very much sir! :)
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Gary Adams GMA my pleasure Gary!
@PopAwesome554 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@frankensb33972 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the lesson. I´m learning so much from you. It is so important to concentrate on one Riff an get it down properly.
@TheBluesman567 жыл бұрын
Love it! Thanks Tomlin, this is a groovy way of practicing if ever I encountered one!
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+TheBluesman56 that's what we are going for - grooviness!
@dontlicklarry54547 жыл бұрын
TheBluesman56 AS Am
@Learntheharmonica7 жыл бұрын
Nice one mate :)
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+LearnTheHarmonica.com cheers bro!
@LucasFerreira-tg1fb4 жыл бұрын
Harmonica universe crossover
@roberth.53635 жыл бұрын
Probably thee most played hooks ever in Blues Harmonica.
@notwilson3955 жыл бұрын
Single best lesson I've found yet. ...but I love 'em all...
@TomlinHarmonica5 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy! :-)
@jorgedaur5 ай бұрын
Ótima dica. Muito obrigado pela aula meu amigo. 🇧🇷
@connorgames66687 жыл бұрын
YEEE thank you, love vids on how to improvise, somthing i struggle at. keep your vids coming
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Harmonica noobs I will do :-)
@MrSpanky2001 Жыл бұрын
I discovered the secret to mastering the harmonica some time ago.......practice two hours a day.
@rosco1pug5 жыл бұрын
Great to revisit this one. Timeless wisdom on building an improv repertoire, with some sweet riffing phrases along the way.
@flexibartr7 жыл бұрын
Excellent exercise ideas. They can be taken to other instruments too.
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+flexibartr thank you and yes this definitely works for other instruments
@flexibartr7 жыл бұрын
Shaolin style exercises. Or poetry of practicing if you want. This morning I broke the 4 blow on my Puck by gapping and you know what I'm going to play it nevertheless. I'm acquainted with this kind of mind hacks from guitar: improvise on it while strings are missing for example - this is going to add technical and mental skills and most of all open-mindedness while open tunings and similar alterations might distract from the real thing. These very little magic tricks get the beginners rapidly into actually doing something and they push the masters into new dimensions. (To be honest I never liked playing pieces from scores or mimicking whole solos despite of having become a music teacher myself.) Is there any book on exactly this phenomenon - on the psychological level too? I haven't read "Mastery" by Robert Greene yet, but I would expect something like this from it. Then there is the good old line of zen-on-books of practicing, and in Germany we treat a little story by Heinrich von Kleist on the secrets of puppetry as an early precursor of this. And this subject goes even further and deeper. Take Robert Pirsig or Martin Heidegger on civilisation and it's decline for example. Stress-relieving exercises of this yoga type are meditations and might enable one to make contact or connect with the deep universe beyond duality and shit propaganda AND question yourself friendly at the same time without taking DMT or alike. Meanwhile one might start to appear like a freak with these practical mantras, but isn't it always a bit like this in art and true religion? I mean what is music else besides making money with gigs for kids who just want to hop around and mate or for elders who want to remember this (which is totally ok btw)?
@folchandre5 жыл бұрын
brilliant idea and yet simple and obvious, but I didn't think that way, have to assume that hahaha, thank you, I'm gonna apply that on my cigarbox guitar which I just build it hahaha thanks
@NNGGUU17 жыл бұрын
Simple et super efficace! Exactement ce qu'il me manquait, un petit exercice pour jouer avec l'improvisation. Merci beaucoup.
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Hughes Bigo de rien mon ami !
@mastermind26332 жыл бұрын
Perfekt. Thank you very much
@steveb8200 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tomlin! This was very helpful, and definitely applicable to all levels!
@robertchartrand837 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff Tomlin from Robert 🍁
@darkslider8026 жыл бұрын
thanks
@rhofour6 жыл бұрын
This was the least intimidating introduction to harmonica improvisation and first that really got me to give it a go. I'm still just beginning, but your lesson helped me start my path towards learning to improvise.
@randyketner63603 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Tomlin. May I ask you to do a lesson on Country tuning as well. Thank mate!!
@mohammadnajeeb20113 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏🌹
@rebeccadayreynolds8767 жыл бұрын
You're a good and patient teacher!
@ivapetrak456 жыл бұрын
Thank you very very much!Outstanding!
@marybethhempel91014 жыл бұрын
Love this lesson! Super helpful!! Thank you Tomlin! :)
@Tuan2804757 жыл бұрын
Thanks you very much.
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Tuan Minh Nguyen my pleasure :-)
@murilorenatosilva5 жыл бұрын
Very, Very, very nice. Super cool. amazing.
@TomlinHarmonica5 жыл бұрын
Cheers :-)
@vladimirantipin3064 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Tomlin!!!!!!
@2brebel2264 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all of the videos!!
@uwewerner54335 жыл бұрын
You are simply the best.! Nice greetings from Germany
@jstaten1on1com6 жыл бұрын
I love this Tomlin. I love the simplicity which gives me confidence.
@tomfracz69596 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! Greetings from Poland!
@TomlinHarmonica6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom! Greetings from Scotland :-)
@dianaatanasova38397 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Tomlin. Your videos are really helpful, keep going ;d. Warmest regards from Bulgaria.
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Diana Atanasova thank you Diana :-) warmest regards from Scotland ;-)
@joaobaccile65326 жыл бұрын
As usual, a fantastic lesson!
@ramonandramon5 жыл бұрын
This is a very important lesson, i love it, thank your.
@01Bonnie034 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm just at the beginning, so I try the simpliest variation, thank you :-)
@isah59877 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the amazing lesson! Congrats!
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+isa h my pleasure Isa :-)
@MegaBoomer6667 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the explanation greetings from Germany
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Wanderer x my pleasure :-)
@marcpaimpec17275 жыл бұрын
Thanks, great lesson again.
@TomlinHarmonica5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Marc!
@senorx45622 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!
@jordanelmhirst73733 жыл бұрын
Yeah sick man thanks
@michaelvrosh99826 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Tomlin. Thank you.
@BarryKronhaus7 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Barry Kronhaus cheers!
@ravengangcharlie7 жыл бұрын
this is cool thanks
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Charlie Roche Sr cheers Charlie :-)
@mikkey2464 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tabs! Really helped at how simple it was!
@lawrencemayor67927 жыл бұрын
hello Tomlin from Bordeaux ! thanks for your lessons, you're a good pedagogue, Merci !!!
@xrazybean-70056 жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson Tomlin! Thanks!
@pedropinon25536 жыл бұрын
thanks man... my favourite lesson from you (they are all very good, too... subscribed)
@TomlinHarmonica6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Pedro!
@billmccannel18146 жыл бұрын
totally awesome ..thanks...peace
@mikedavis64637 жыл бұрын
great lesson by the way
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+mike davis thanks Mike :-)
@Rudi.D4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lesson Tomlin :)
@752wayne4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!
@adaws817 жыл бұрын
I love your lessons! Thank you so much!!
@jordanmoss36436 жыл бұрын
Big help, good challenge for me in the counting. Thanks!
@jordanmoss36436 жыл бұрын
A little more clarity: I meant like doing riffs and counting at the same time. That's a struggle for me. But this made me look at my tapping foot - and try and count - at the same time my brain is more focused on the next lick. That's hard for me, but I think I'm already getting better. Thanks again!
@TomlinHarmonica6 жыл бұрын
So much multi-tasking! It's really tough definitely but you will get there - keep thinking about it ;-)
@khourytalal4 жыл бұрын
that's a great video, thank you
@Eduardo-zh5eb7 жыл бұрын
Muito bom este exercício! Poderia nos ensinar outro semana que bem com uma base blues diferente.
@lutherblissetti28626 жыл бұрын
i just love this
@TomlinHarmonica6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Luther! I'm so pleased :-)
@jenngardner9736 жыл бұрын
Really good lesson!
@Maxi-xc8cj7 жыл бұрын
muy bueno exelente
@samihaddad82687 жыл бұрын
I hope I'm not too late in asking, but I would love to know how to play that beautiful riff at 5:31. Are there any lessons available for that specific riff? :) If not, anything close to that will do. Thanks in advance brother
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Sami Haddad hi Sami, I'm afraid that it is just me improvising a little.
@gjohn89044 жыл бұрын
Hi Tomlin. I'm a big fan of your lessons. I'm hoping you can help me with a technical problemI'm having with my Hohner C-harp (That's only a month old!) My 4 blow won't work - unless I draw on it first. It's as if by drawing on it, it clears something inside, and then it allows me to blow the note - but it only clears it one time! Did I just get unlucky with this purchase, or is there something I can do to fix it? I don't like the idea of opening up the harmonica but if there's no alternative.
@IRONMAN12023 жыл бұрын
These lessons are great, big thanks! As a guitarist, getting the rhythm is pretty easy for me, but I struggle playing single notes on the harp, as lip pucking and tongue blocking both dont seem to work for me. Which exercises would help attain single notes?
@AsBillCZit Жыл бұрын
You are an inspiration and thank you. I play a Tremolo Harmonica if you have lessons at this?
@MrElliotScott4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Lonely town at the end there
@Harmonicaandstrings Жыл бұрын
What's the blowing name that are you using in? Looks like a tremolo drawing, love it.
@zackstetler5 жыл бұрын
tabs/video for whatever happened at 5:30 :)
@cesar73silva7 жыл бұрын
Hey Tomlin! You're awsome, thanks for the great lessons Could you suggest some harmonica players/bands (blues or not) one should definitely cheack out? Thank you! ✭
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+César Silva hi Cesar, glad you like the lessons. Here are some people to check out - Paul Butterfield, Carey bell, Little Walter, Satan and Adam, Sonny Boy Williamson, Slim Harpo. Enjoy!
@JJ-yq1pr2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tomlin, great lesson, would it be possible to do a short lesson on how to play different types of music? The theme from the film Arrival is begging to be played on the harp 😁
@rafalicosi7 жыл бұрын
Ohh, pretty great lesson!! :) Please, what harmonica model are you using there?
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Rafael Conrado glad you like the lesson. I'm using a Hohner Golden Melody for this one :-)
@MrElliotScott4 жыл бұрын
This is perfect. Just what I was looking for. Question what is the song on your outro ?
@nicholasescanuelas95546 жыл бұрын
Hi Tomlin any way you can break down that sweet lick at 5min 10sec? There is a high note you hit
@TomlinHarmonica6 жыл бұрын
Hi Nicholas - I'm glad you like it. I'll add it to my lesson requests. Cheers, Tomlin
@aset3173 жыл бұрын
Hi Tomlin. I love your videos. I have 2 newbie questions: 1) I've got a C harp so I'm confused why the G is a draw note on your harmonica? On mine it's a blow. I know you're playing in the key of G, but I thought C, E and G were all blow notes on a C harp? 2) Mine is a Tombo 21. Is it possible to bend notes on this? Thanks.
@theruski82653 жыл бұрын
You can bend notes realistically on any harmonica and I think the tombo 21 is a tremollo by a quick look on google
@theruski82653 жыл бұрын
Also the g note makes sense as the reeds affect the sound it's just in the key/note of C which allows all notes to have a certain pitch to them compared to something in the key of E for example
@aset3173 жыл бұрын
@@theruski8265 Thanks for your answers Ruski. I'm still confused about the G being a 'draw' note on his harmonica that's in C major. On my C major harmonica it's a blow note. I must be misinterpreting something badly here.
@joewalker83317 жыл бұрын
macauly culkin?
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Joe Walker yessir!
@shyamalkumardhar3677 жыл бұрын
This is for the diatonic players ,not for chromatic harmonica players.not only that this is not for all level as you mentioned.
@paulivy8423 Жыл бұрын
Fast forward this video to two minutes and 40 seconds and watch a little while closely watching you can see that you suck air into your nose at the same time you're drawing the note! How does that help. It's the reason why you make a face when you do the hard bend on the 3rd draw. So many people draw are into their nose when they're drawing in, cutting the wind in half. The great Charlie musselwhite tathastu me in 70 his words were you're blowing through your nose. I don't mean this to be mean whatsoever but you could breathe so much better
@MaximilianoJ5 ай бұрын
Anyone knows how to use a metronome ? I just download an app, how do i set it up right for this rythm Tomlin is playing ?
@samisaac73814 жыл бұрын
I think I'm not holding the harmonica properly because others hold it on their left hand while I feel comfortable holding it on my right hand. Is it okay if I hold it on my right hand please answer @Tomlin Leckie
@mikkey2464 жыл бұрын
This tutorial reminds me of "bad to the bone"
@orlanbrockmann92492 жыл бұрын
How do you get rid of the air when all the notes are draw notes?
@nilshanful6 жыл бұрын
Hello tomlin I've already bought a C major harmonica. What key should I buy next? What do you recommend.
@TomlinHarmonica6 жыл бұрын
Hi Nilshan, I would recommend getting an A or a D next :-)
@nilshanful6 жыл бұрын
Tomlin Leckie thank you Tom I shall buy an A next time I buy one
@ivangrassi81996 жыл бұрын
It's a key of d?
@mikedavis64637 жыл бұрын
is moonshine the same in scotland as it is here the u s a ?
@ChawkDee7 жыл бұрын
I guess Buckfast is the Scots equivalent lol
@TomlinHarmonica7 жыл бұрын
+Johnny Reid indeed :-)
@marie-lilianeplume48896 жыл бұрын
thank s parlez vous Français ?
@Hanibaltherogue4 жыл бұрын
God i hate the 2 drow... i watched your vid and i get it but i cant make it in licks.... just when im tryin it solo
@Welther473 жыл бұрын
Did you just advice to drink moonshine to play well? :D
@mikeya23847 жыл бұрын
yo, when the hell do you breath out? all these draws and no blows...
@michealvega13736 жыл бұрын
I wish i could bend :(
@vivlee38406 жыл бұрын
micheal vega oh dear...
@theycallmekdawg4 жыл бұрын
Your rhythm is off based on the sheet music. I've noticed this in a few of your videos