Posts Tagged: technique
A Milestone!
This, dear readers, is my 101st post. I started this blog in November 2011 with the intention of reviewing Seydel harmonica. Yes, I liked my first Seydel so much, I started a blog about it. Well, I have only bought
A Milestone!
This, dear readers, is my 101st post. I started this blog in November 2011 with the intention of reviewing Seydel harmonica. Yes, I liked my first Seydel so much, I started a blog about it. Well, I have only bought
Chilly Gonzales Doesn’t Play the Harmonica
But that man is an absolute genius on the piano! If you’ve never had the pleasure of listening to Chilly Gonzales, I invite you, one and all, to sample his wares. His most recent album, Solo Piano II follows up
Chilly Gonzales Doesn’t Play the Harmonica
But that man is an absolute genius on the piano! If you’ve never had the pleasure of listening to Chilly Gonzales, I invite you, one and all, to sample his wares. His most recent album, Solo Piano II follows up
How to Jam with Someone Else
So I was browsing videos this morning and came across this nice little backstage jam session between blues maestro John Popper and indie rocker Craig Struble, of Bronze Radio Return. Listening to it, I began to think of the many
How to Jam with Someone Else
So I was browsing videos this morning and came across this nice little backstage jam session between blues maestro John Popper and indie rocker Craig Struble, of Bronze Radio Return. Listening to it, I began to think of the many
How about some Jason Ricci?
Jason Ricci is one of the more colorful characters I’ve come across in my search for great harmonica players and one of the most talented, as well. A harmonica mechanic who customizes harps by hand, Ricci has some wicked technical
How about some Jason Ricci?
Jason Ricci is one of the more colorful characters I’ve come across in my search for great harmonica players and one of the most talented, as well. A harmonica mechanic who customizes harps by hand, Ricci has some wicked technical
Music that inspires (and is not the Blues)
The diatonic harmonica is an instrument with the potential to make divine music, and yet I believe it is trapped in a world of blues, rock, and country because that is what has come before us so that’s what we
Music that inspires (and is not the Blues)
The diatonic harmonica is an instrument with the potential to make divine music, and yet I believe it is trapped in a world of blues, rock, and country because that is what has come before us so that’s what we
On hand position…
Recently I’ve been teaching a friend to play and it has dawned on me that my style is partly defined (and slightly hindered) by an old mistake that became habit: improper hand positioning. I first taught myself to play by
On hand position…
Recently I’ve been teaching a friend to play and it has dawned on me that my style is partly defined (and slightly hindered) by an old mistake that became habit: improper hand positioning. I first taught myself to play by
Harmonica Love Affair 