hey Jonah! Great video! i taught myself when i was 10 but have only recently started to play again after 40 + years! im a new subscriber and i am going to buy a Hohner Special 20 this morning!
It's so sad that you don't do on one lessons anymore ! There is a lot of people doing it , we 're prefer learning form it way more than join or apply into the group ! Thanks for your previous lessons !
Unfortunately, my time is limited to work with more than a handful of students privately. So instead, I do this. I fully believe that I run a great program that provides more value than traditional lessons. However, if you want that experience, there’s plenty of other instructors that offer that. If you want to work with me, this is what I am currently offering.
I don't do on one lessons anymore, instead I run a group coaching program with self study material, occasional one on one sessions, group coaching and weekly classes. You can learn more and apply here: www.harmonicarevolution.com/hs-apply
One thing I see missing from so many online harp instructionals is the value and importance of learning to read music. How have you learned to read music? What learning source do you recommend?
Are you talking about traditional sheet music specifically? Because in that case, I don’t think it’s important at all. At least not for diatonic, chromatic is a different story. My approach is mechanical and improvisational, I don’t think players should waste their time learning to read sheet music. I can read it myself, but I don’t think it’s useful for this instrument. I think if you looked at all of top diatonic harmonica players historically, I would be surprised if even one knew how to read music. In my opinion, you’re much better off taking a creative approach and copying and modeling what other players do by ear.
Thanks Jona, love your vids, between you Jason and Adam I feel spoilt with all the help available at the press of a button, least I can do is practice. I have a question though; In a jam/ band situation how do I pick up the key without have to ask someone like a fool? Minor keys always catch me out big time. Big love from the uk. Giles.
Well, a few ways of dealing with us. First, you could just ask, as harmonica players that's kind of what we have to do. Aside from that, if a show is planned, then there might be keys figured out ahead of time. In the moment without planning, the best solution I found is an app called Auto-Key which will tell you the key, but you're still gonna need to do the math to figure out what harmonica you need to play with and it's not always accurate, but it's mostly accurate.
#1 spot the the guitarist fingering for a clue. # 2 hum the root of the key it’s in. Then walk off stage to a quieter place. Sing it into a tuner. Then Grab the right harp and hurry back ! ( and hope you got it right) Also you must listen to hear if the song is harp friendly before you make a move.
Can you do a video adding more details about setting up an environment to record while practicing. Got a computer but what type of audio interface is required in addition to a microphone?
@@johnrobinson9193 sure, I’ll make something more in-depth. The quick answer, get an interface, the starter ones that I recommend are the focusrite Scarlet series, I’ve had a lot of success with the Steinberg ur22mkii. This plugs in by XLR cable to a mic, which can be used to either mic an amp or an acoustic harp. Different mics will give you a different tone, both with your acoustic and amplified signal. From there, you can apply a little bit of reverb, compression, delay, saturation, and a mild EQ boost in the low mids for presence. to start, just play with volume, but when you’re looking for a better tone, you can look into plug-ins that serve the purposes I just mentioned. Use a DAW to record, I recommend Reaper for beginners because it’s free to get started and it does everything you’ll need it to do and it’s very easy to take third-party plug-ins, you’re probably gonna end up getting anyways if you get into this. If you have a Mac, GarageBand or Logic is a great choice too. I personally love Ableton live, but it has a ton of features that are probably not relevant to most harmonica players. All of this stuff can be physically set up once and you could just use it by plugging your interface in, making sure that your audio device in your DAW is the interface, arming a track and pressing record.
You’re a smart man, Jonah!! 👍🏼
Thanks again Jonah for giving us all a poke in the butt to practice, practice, practice.
You're welcome!
Thank you for the great content very appreciated
Some great advice! Keeping one with me all the time is definitely what I do. Get to a doc appointment or something too early I just practice.
hey Jonah! Great video! i taught myself when i was 10 but have only recently started to play again after 40 + years! im a new subscriber and i am going to buy a Hohner Special 20 this morning!
It's so sad that you don't do on one lessons anymore ! There is a lot of people doing it , we 're prefer learning form it way more than join or apply into the group ! Thanks for your previous lessons !
Unfortunately, my time is limited to work with more than a handful of students privately. So instead, I do this. I fully believe that I run a great program that provides more value than traditional lessons. However, if you want that experience, there’s plenty of other instructors that offer that. If you want to work with me, this is what I am currently offering.
Great Video ! Do you give personal lessons ??
I don't do on one lessons anymore, instead I run a group coaching program with self study material, occasional one on one sessions, group coaching and weekly classes. You can learn more and apply here: www.harmonicarevolution.com/hs-apply
Thanks
One thing I see missing from so many online harp instructionals is the value and importance of learning to read music. How have you learned to read music? What learning source do you recommend?
Are you talking about traditional sheet music specifically? Because in that case, I don’t think it’s important at all. At least not for diatonic, chromatic is a different story. My approach is mechanical and improvisational, I don’t think players should waste their time learning to read sheet music. I can read it myself, but I don’t think it’s useful for this instrument. I think if you looked at all of top diatonic harmonica players historically, I would be surprised if even one knew how to read music. In my opinion, you’re much better off taking a creative approach and copying and modeling what other players do by ear.
Thanks Jona, love your vids, between you Jason and Adam I feel spoilt with all the help available at the press of a button, least I can do is practice.
I have a question though;
In a jam/ band situation how do I pick up the key without have to ask someone like a fool?
Minor keys always catch me out big time.
Big love from the uk.
Giles.
Well, a few ways of dealing with us. First, you could just ask, as harmonica players that's kind of what we have to do. Aside from that, if a show is planned, then there might be keys figured out ahead of time. In the moment without planning, the best solution I found is an app called Auto-Key which will tell you the key, but you're still gonna need to do the math to figure out what harmonica you need to play with and it's not always accurate, but it's mostly accurate.
#1 spot the the guitarist fingering for a clue.
# 2 hum the root of the key it’s in. Then walk off stage to a quieter place. Sing it into a tuner. Then
Grab the right harp and hurry back !
( and hope you got it right)
Also you must listen to hear if the song is harp friendly before you make a move.
Can you do a video adding more details about setting up an environment to record while practicing. Got a computer but what type of audio interface is required in addition to a microphone?
@@johnrobinson9193 sure, I’ll make something more in-depth. The quick answer, get an interface, the starter ones that I recommend are the focusrite Scarlet series, I’ve had a lot of success with the Steinberg ur22mkii. This plugs in by XLR cable to a mic, which can be used to either mic an amp or an acoustic harp. Different mics will give you a different tone, both with your acoustic and amplified signal. From there, you can apply a little bit of reverb, compression, delay, saturation, and a mild EQ boost in the low mids for presence. to start, just play with volume, but when you’re looking for a better tone, you can look into plug-ins that serve the purposes I just mentioned. Use a DAW to record, I recommend Reaper for beginners because it’s free to get started and it does everything you’ll need it to do and it’s very easy to take third-party plug-ins, you’re probably gonna end up getting anyways if you get into this. If you have a Mac, GarageBand or Logic is a great choice too. I personally love Ableton live, but it has a ton of features that are probably not relevant to most harmonica players. All of this stuff can be physically set up once and you could just use it by plugging your interface in, making sure that your audio device in your DAW is the interface, arming a track and pressing record.