Thank you. There's not enough serious learning materials out there for this instrument. Honestly, in English, I've only managed to find one method book for melodica and it's very basic. I'm glad to see tutorials like this and I hope you make more. Any breathing or articulation/tonguing videos would be greatly appreciated!
Hey, you're welcome! The best jumping-off point is Melodica World (facebook.com/groups/melodicaworld or melodicaworld.com/). That said, I agree with you, there is not much written material- there are some decent video tutorials though. Maybe you could say a little about your level of play, what other instruments you play, etc.
THANK YOU! WOW! I am a harmonica player who uses melodica to give visual clues for my students. I use melodica rarely on gigs. This is the most exciting thing I have ever learned on melodica!
You're welcome!!! I likewise had my mind blown when a friend picked up my new melodica and bent notes on it. Stay tuned for my "How Does a Melodica Work" video in the coming weeks! I hope to follow that with a "How to use Circular Breathing on a Melodica"!
Thank you! I just ordered my first melodica, but I've been playing other things (flute, mandolin, fiddle, more), for most of my long life. I'd heard some players bend notes, but had no clue how it's done.
Thanks for posting this! I could only bend notes occasionally before, but now after understanding that you need to increase the amount of air.. wow, so much easier and more consistent. Also the two finger tip was really helpful!
Thank you for this! I am a newbie harmonica player and now I understand better the mechanism of the bending. Will try again to bend soon on my Special 20.
Thank you so much for this video! It’s really been a great help To me and feels like the greatest mystery solved for me. Could you please make more tutorials❤❤❤ Wish u all the best from Taiwan
Interesante. De entiendo aún Buenos Aires solo tiene las melodicas con los que botones en las formas de bloques? Pregunto porque mí Madre tuvo uno así. También Español no es mi prima idioma.
I told my friend you can't bend notes on aa melodica and then he sent me your video. It sounds like the theme from "Once Upon a Time in the West." I also told my friend you can't control the volume. So, I expect to wrong about that to.
Nice tutorial! After some practice, have you been able to bend notes fluently, even with respectable speed, while playing or does it always still need to be kind of slow and careful?
Hi Chris, Bending notes can add some beautiful expression to a song, especially when playing something bluesey. That's why harmonica players do it all the time. Check out my playing here: th-cam.com/video/zjFDJGCNmDs/w-d-xo.html
Hello Sir, your tips on how to bend notes was amazing. Thankyou so much. Shall appreciate if you let me know the brand name of melodica used in your video. The stainless steel body is good and sturdy. Pl share the brand name. Many thanks from Dr Milind Thakur from India.
Thank you Dr Milind! I am playing a Hammond Pro 44XP. It is a relatively expensive instrument. The body is actually plastic like most other melodicas but it has a nice sheet metal cover.
Could it be possible add an attachment like trombon or keytar (almost as shape) to control the air flux so the player can perform these bendings with more common technique (?)
When you are blowing harder to induce the bend, are you keeping the size of the space inside of your mouth constant? or is that space getting biggre as you blow harder?
@@dr.melodicadavidbrancazio8860 I'm just curious. I did a video on bending notes on the harmonica and the principle seems to be different. It has more to do with the size of the space inside of your mouth than air pressure.
@@richardroysleigh Oh! I think I may have watched your video. (Can you send a link again though?) That's a good point. That is definitely true for a harmonica, and it is definitely a different principle. I think harmonica bends are caused by a combination of resonant air chambers (altered by the size of the mouth cavity) and possibly also the directionality of the air (also altered by the mouth cavity). In a melodica, changes in the mouth cavity size are a much smaller portion of the overall air cavity, and have a much more subtle effect. The bending can only be accomplished by partially depressing the key to change the size of the air outlet, while changing the air pressure. I don't understand yet why this works!
@@richardroysleigh Yep, I watched it before! Great video and awesome visual aids! I'm working on a new video that talks about how and why melodica reeds vibrate and how we hear them, I hope to release it later this summer.
Thank you. There's not enough serious learning materials out there for this instrument. Honestly, in English, I've only managed to find one method book for melodica and it's very basic. I'm glad to see tutorials like this and I hope you make more. Any breathing or articulation/tonguing videos would be greatly appreciated!
Hey, you're welcome! The best jumping-off point is Melodica World (facebook.com/groups/melodicaworld or melodicaworld.com/). That said, I agree with you, there is not much written material- there are some decent video tutorials though. Maybe you could say a little about your level of play, what other instruments you play, etc.
Brilliant!
Thanks!
So cool!! Thanks!❤
Lovely. Tysm for sharing the tip.
THANK YOU! WOW! I am a harmonica player who uses melodica to give visual clues for my students. I use melodica rarely on gigs. This is the most exciting thing I have ever learned on melodica!
You're welcome!!! I likewise had my mind blown when a friend picked up my new melodica and bent notes on it. Stay tuned for my "How Does a Melodica Work" video in the coming weeks! I hope to follow that with a "How to use Circular Breathing on a Melodica"!
That's cooool！ Thank you for sharing this skill !!!
YOU ROCK !!!!!
Thank you so much for really breaking it down .🙂
Thank you! I just ordered my first melodica, but I've been playing other things (flute, mandolin, fiddle, more), for most of my long life. I'd heard some players bend notes, but had no clue how it's done.
Thanks David, the exact video I was looking for video straight outta the oven. Regards from México.
I agree with the comment above. The stick shift image really helps!! Thank you!!
you r a genius! thank you!
thanks!!!
Thank you for this technique! and all the other experiments. Nice to find a body of knowledge build around this grea instrument.
Thanks! I have more videos like this planned! Please subscribe. Are you working on anything in particular?
Thanks for posting this! I could only bend notes occasionally before, but now after understanding that you need to increase the amount of air.. wow, so much easier and more consistent. Also the two finger tip was really helpful!
So glad to hear it was helpful!
Thank you for this! I am a newbie harmonica player and now I understand better the mechanism of the bending. Will try again to bend soon on my Special 20.
You're welcome, but it works differently in a harmonica where there are no keys. Watch this instead! th-cam.com/video/Fp-GxEaChr0/w-d-xo.html
Wow.... wonderful!
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! Well explained. :-)
You're welcome!
Thank you Sir! 😎
you're welcome!
*I don’t know ya but I love ya -very valuable piece of knowledge!*
Thank you so much for this video! It’s really been a great help To me and feels like the greatest mystery solved for me.
Could you please make more tutorials❤❤❤
Wish u all the best from Taiwan
Thank you! I am working on a circular breathing video. Meanwhile, have you seen this? th-cam.com/video/Utq__D7zfwc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your knowledge, Sir!
My pleasure!
Thank you for sharing ! - very rare info
My pleasure! Working on a circular breathing video!
Thank you I was always wondering how some play like that
Hi..I'm a long time pianist but brand new on melodica. Your instruction really helps. Thanks
You're welcome! Check out my latest! th-cam.com/video/Utq__D7zfwc/w-d-xo.html
Merci beaucoup! Je sais quand même❤
I like the comparison with a stick shift. good vid!
so much fun
Una MELODICA de tres octavas. Para mí es la más indicada para mis interpretaciones. En Buenos Aires es muy difícil de hallar.
Interesante. De entiendo aún Buenos Aires solo tiene las melodicas con los que botones en las formas de bloques? Pregunto porque mí Madre tuvo uno así. También Español no es mi prima idioma.
Thanks a lot!!
Been trying to bend notes for years!!
I told my friend you can't bend notes on aa melodica and then he sent me your video. It sounds like the theme from "Once Upon a Time in the West." I also told my friend you can't control the volume. So, I expect to wrong about that to.
Wrong on both counts! 😁 Glad you enjoyed the video.
Nice tutorial! After some practice, have you been able to bend notes fluently, even with respectable speed, while playing or does it always still need to be kind of slow and careful?
No, always slow and careful!
@@dr.melodicadavidbrancazio8860I take this as a challenge
That was helpful. I did not know it could be done. When or why would you bend a note on a Melodica ?
Hi Chris, Bending notes can add some beautiful expression to a song, especially when playing something bluesey. That's why harmonica players do it all the time. Check out my playing here: th-cam.com/video/zjFDJGCNmDs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for posting this! Are you able to bend the black keys as well?
You're welcome! I find it much more difficult to bend the black keys, since the keys are so much shorter. So I usually just bend the white notes!
Hello Sir, your tips on how to bend notes was amazing. Thankyou so much. Shall appreciate if you let me know the brand name of melodica used in your video. The stainless steel body is good and sturdy. Pl share the brand name. Many thanks from Dr Milind Thakur from India.
Thank you Dr Milind! I am playing a Hammond Pro 44XP. It is a relatively expensive instrument. The body is actually plastic like most other melodicas but it has a nice sheet metal cover.
Could it be possible add an attachment like trombon or keytar (almost as shape) to control the air flux so the player can perform these bendings with more common technique (?)
I believe Oscar Verdugo has done something similar with his "Diamante Wind Vox". th-cam.com/video/5kFw9MX-0tw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! What Melodica are you playing?
It's a Hammond 44 PRO HP.
hello. . i have a question, a melodica have also an electric melodica?
I'm not sure I understand your question. I am playing a melodica with a built-in microphone.
When you are blowing harder to induce the bend, are you keeping the size of the space inside of your mouth constant? or is that space getting biggre as you blow harder?
I think I keep it constant.
@@dr.melodicadavidbrancazio8860 I'm just curious. I did a video on bending notes on the harmonica and the principle seems to be different. It has more to do with the size of the space inside of your mouth than air pressure.
@@richardroysleigh Oh! I think I may have watched your video. (Can you send a link again though?) That's a good point. That is definitely true for a harmonica, and it is definitely a different principle. I think harmonica bends are caused by a combination of resonant air chambers (altered by the size of the mouth cavity) and possibly also the directionality of the air (also altered by the mouth cavity). In a melodica, changes in the mouth cavity size are a much smaller portion of the overall air cavity, and have a much more subtle effect. The bending can only be accomplished by partially depressing the key to change the size of the air outlet, while changing the air pressure. I don't understand yet why this works!
@@dr.melodicadavidbrancazio8860 Sure - here is the link - th-cam.com/video/Fp-GxEaChr0/w-d-xo.html
@@richardroysleigh Yep, I watched it before! Great video and awesome visual aids! I'm working on a new video that talks about how and why melodica reeds vibrate and how we hear them, I hope to release it later this summer.
What brand melodica is that?
It is a Hammond Pro 44HP.
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