Learn Harmonica Today: How To Play Harmonica In Easy Online Lessons

Unlock the melodies of the harmonica with our comprehensive guide on how to play harmonica. Learn techniques, scales, and popular songs!

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

This course is perfect for players of all skill levels who want to learn how to play the harmonica.
If you’re interested in exploring the world of harmonica playing and enhancing your skills, this course is for you.
Harmonica enthusiasts looking to master techniques like playing single notes, bending notes, and more.

What you’ll learn:

Introduction and origins of the harmonica, including different types of harmonicas such as diatonic and chromatic harmonicas.
Techniques for playing single notes, blowing and drawing, and drawing bends.
Understanding the blues harmonica style and playing blues melodies.
Proper harmonica holding and using the pucker method.
Exploring different keys and harmonica types to expand your playing abilities.
Utilizing tongue blocking and left-hand techniques for more expressive playing.

Requirements:

No prior knowledge or experience required.
You’ll need a harmonica in the key of C to follow along with the lessons.

The harmonica is a versatile and captivating instrument that can sound great in various musical genres. Whether you’re a total beginner or want to refine your skills, this course will guide you in mastering the harmonica.

About the Instructor:

Ben Hewlett, a highly experienced harmonica teacher, will be your instructor throughout this course. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Ben has helped numerous students become proficient players. He is well-versed in various harmonica styles, including blues, and is familiar with different playing techniques. Ben’s teaching approach is engaging, informative, and enjoyable, making learning the harmonica a rewarding experience.

Our Promise to You:

By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge to master and bend notes, and confidently play the harmonica.

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Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Beginners Level 1
	Lecture 1 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 2 – Making Sounds and Playing the Blues	00:00:00
	Lecture 3 – Breathing, Tone and Chords	00:00:00
	Lecture 4 – More Breathing Skills, Rhythmic Patterns	00:00:00
	Lecture 5 – Origins of the Harmonica	00:00:00
	Lecture 6 – Chords	00:00:00
	Lecture 7 – Chugging	00:00:00
	Lecture 8 – Blues Chugging	00:00:00
	Lecture 9 – More Complex Chugging	00:00:00
	Lecture 10 – Rhythms Straight or Swing	00:00:00
	Lecture 11 – Ear Training	00:00:00
	Lecture 12 – Vibrato, Tremolo, Warble, Head Roll and Playing with a Shaker	00:00:00
	Lecture 13 – Decorating Your Music	00:00:00
	Lecture 14 – Section Wrap Up	00:00:00
Section 2 - Beginners Level 2
	Lecture 15 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 16 – How to Play Single Notes	00:00:00
	Lecture 17 – Scale of C on the 10hole	00:00:00
	Lecture 18 – Tonguing Notes	00:00:00
	Lecture 19 – Easy Note Box Patterns	00:00:00
	Lecture 20 – Extending Box Patterns	00:00:00
	Lecture 21 – New and Groovy Scale Exercises	00:00:00
	Lecture 22 – Learning Tunes – Twinkle Twinkle	00:00:00
	Lecture 23 – Learning the Bluesy D Dorian Scale	00:00:00
	Lecture 25 – Learning Scarborough Fair	00:00:00
	Lecture 24 – Learning E Minor	00:00:00
	Lecture 26 – Learning When the Saints Go Marching In	00:00:00
	Lecture 27 – Section Wrap Up	00:00:00
Section 3 - Beginners Level 3
	Lecture 28 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 29 – Learning Love Me Do	00:00:00
	Lecture 30 – Learning The Can Can	00:00:00
	Lecture 31 – Learning Yankee Doodle	00:00:00
	Lecture 32 – Learning Amazing Grace	00:00:00
	Lecture 33 – Learning Autumn Leaves	00:00:00
	Lecture 34 – Learning Love Me Tender	00:00:00
	Lecture 35 – First Three Positions	00:00:00
	Lecture 36 – Overview of 12 Positions	00:00:00
	Lecture 37 – Bending Hole 1	00:00:00
	Lecture 38 – Bending Holes 4, 5 and 6	00:00:00
	Lecture 39 – Bending Hole 2	00:00:00
	Lecture 40 – Bending Hole 3	00:00:00
	Lecture 41 – Wrapping Up	00:00:00
Section 4 - Beginners Level 4
	Lecture 42 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 43 – Improvising with C, G and F Major Pentatonic Scales	00:00:00
	Lecture 44 – More on Major Pentatonics	00:00:00
	Lecture 45 – Third Position D Minor	00:00:00
	Lecture 46 – E Minor Pentatonic Scale	00:00:00
	Lecture 47 – A and B Pentatonic	00:00:00
	Lecture 48 – Converting Minor Pentatonic Scales into Blues Scales (Dm to D Blues)	00:00:00
	Lecture 49 – Converting Minor Pentatonic Scales into Blues Scales (Em to E Blues)	00:00:00
	Lecture 50 – Converting Major Pentatonic Scales into Blues Scales (Gm to G Blues)	00:00:00
	Lecture 51 – How to Start Constructing a Solo	00:00:00
	Lecture 52 – How to Approach Going to a Jam Session	00:00:00
	Lecture 53 – Roles for the Harmonica Player at a Session	00:00:00
	Lecture 54 – Wrapping Up	00:00:00
Section 5 - Intermediate Level 1
	Lecture 55 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 56 – How to Hold Your Harmonica for Blues	00:00:00
	Lecture 57 – Breathing, Tone and Chords	00:00:00
	Lecture 58 – Meet ‘Fat Tone’	00:00:00
	Lecture 59 – Exploring the Resonant Cavity Within	00:00:00
	Lecture 60 – Embouchure, Aperture, Using the Tongue	00:00:00
	Lecture 61 – More on Tongue Blocking	00:00:00
	Lecture 62 – Figuring Out the Chords on your Harmonica	00:00:00
	Lecture 63 – Chordal Tunes	00:00:00
	Lecture 64 – 12 Bar Blues	00:00:00
	Lecture 65 – Chugging the Blues Away	00:00:00
	Lecture 66 – Sonny Terry Chugging	00:00:00
	Lecture 67 – More Complex Chugging	00:00:00
	Lecture 68 – Wrapping Up	00:00:00
Section 6 - Intermediate Level 2
	Lecture 69 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 70 – How the Harmonica Arrived and What is an Embouchure	00:00:00
	Lecture 71 – Rhythms of the Trains	00:00:00
	Lecture 72 – Decorating Your Sound Like a Pro	00:00:00
	Lecture 73 – How to Get All 20 Single Notes	00:00:00
	Lecture 74 – Bending Hole 1 and Learning the Doh Re Mi Scale	00:00:00
	Lecture 75 – Cool Modal Moods	00:00:00
	Lecture 76 – Bending Hole 4 and Clever Box Patterns	00:00:00
	Lecture 77 – Bach Menuet Jazzed Up	00:00:00
	Lecture 78 – Playing Silent Night with the Band Backing Track	00:00:00
	Lecture 79 – Starting to Improvise with 5 Notes	00:00:00
	Lecture 80 – Playing Blues with a Latino Groove	00:00:00
	Lecture 81 – Bending Hole 6, Blues Impro	00:00:00
	Lecture 82 – Wrapping Up	00:00:00
Section 7 - Intermediate Level 3
	Lecture 83 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 84 – How to Improvise in 7 Modal Keys without Bending Notes	00:00:00
	Lecture 85 – How to Get Draw Bends on Holes 1, 4 and 6	00:00:00
	Lecture 86 – How to Improvise in 7 Keys without Bending Notes using Pentatonic Scales Only	00:00:00
	Lecture 87 – How to Draw Bends on Holes 2, 3 and 5	00:00:00
	Lecture 88 – How to Get Blow Bends on Holes 7, 8, 9 and 10	00:00:00
	Lecture 89 – Overview of Overblows and Overdraws	00:00:00
	Lecture 90 – Tongue Blocking the Blues	00:00:00
	Lecture 91 – How to do Sonny Boy Williamson Tongue Block STyle	00:00:00
	Lecture 92 – How to do Tongue Block Split 3, 4 and 5s	00:00:00
	Lecture 93 – How to do Tongue Switching and the Rolling Block	00:00:00
	Lecture 94 – How to Use a Metronome and Tuner to Help Your Playing	00:00:00
	Lecture 95 – How to Play Some More Sonny Terry Licks	00:00:00
	Lecture 96 – Wrapping Up	00:00:00
Section 8 - Intermediate Level 4
	Lecture 97 – Introduction	00:00:00
	Lecture 98 – Learning Fireball Mail Part 1	00:00:00
	Lecture 99 – Learning Fireball Mail Part 2	00:00:00
	Lecture 100 – Learning Fireball Mail Part 3	00:00:00
	Lecture 101 – Learning The Maids of Michelstown Part 1	00:00:00
	Lecture 102 – Learning The Maids of Michelstown Part 2	00:00:00
	Lecture 103 – Learning The Red Haired Boy Part 1	00:00:00
	Lecture 104 – Learning The Red Haired Boy Part 2	00:00:00
	Lecture 105 – Learning The Red Haired Boy Part 3	00:00:00
	Lecture 106 – Learning Little Walter’s Juke Part 1	00:00:00
	Lecture 107 – Learning Little Walter’s Juke Part 2	00:00:00
	Lecture 108 – Learning Sonnyboy Williamson 2’s Don’t Start Me Talking	00:00:00
	Lecture 109 – Learning Sonny Terry’s Sitting On Top Of The World	00:00:00
	Lecture 110 – Final Course Wrap Up	00:00:00

Course Review

4.4

4.4

8 Ratings

Douglas Nareau December 19, 2022 at 14:34 PM

How to Play Harmonica

4.0

Good beginners harmonica course for the price.
Igor Zubov January 22, 2019 at 20:54 PM

It is great

5.0

It is a very fun course. I’ve just started my journey with harmonica. But like it a lot.
john Gruver August 20, 2016 at 14:17 PM

5.0

Excellent teacher. I learned a lot, and enjoyed each lesson.
John March 11, 2016 at 01:21 AM

Great

2.0

Great
Madeline Johnson February 28, 2016 at 08:43 AM

Love it!

5.0

I love this guy! He has a lot of passion for teaching the harmonica. Although I am still horrible at playing, I’m having a lot of fun learning. I just finished beginner level one. Maybe I will have better luck with level two.