Reverblow
6 posts
Mar 03, 2011
8:36 AM
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Anyone enrolled in the Howard Levy Harmonica School online, and if so, what do you think of it? Besides Adam's videos, any other solid online, video, or CD method of teaching anyone would recommend, ala Levy, Portnoy, Buffalo, Ruth, etc...? Thanks in advance.
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HarpNinja
1166 posts
Mar 03, 2011
8:46 AM
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If you want to learn blues, bluesharmonica.com is excellent. I believe Boris uses the HLH and he can comment more on that.
I am a fan of David Barrett's methods as he is very mathematical in his approach.
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nacoran
3855 posts
Mar 03, 2011
8:57 AM
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Jason Ricci has some good videos on YouTube.
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RyanMortos
1038 posts
Mar 03, 2011
9:37 AM
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I liked bluesharmonica.com while I was using it but nothing beats having a for real teacher who can dedicate hours with you.
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pistolero
85 posts
Mar 03, 2011
1:47 PM
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Harmonica For Dummies is good. Idiot's Guide to Harmonica sucks though. Next I want to try Gindick's Rock n Blues Harmonica.
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Reverblow
7 posts
Mar 03, 2011
1:57 PM
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I've got 4-5 of the Gindick CDs. They're pretty good. Also have a C. Musselwhite book/cd, and Rick Estrin's comical DVD. I am a member of bluesharmonica.com, but haven't dived into the lesson and recording portion yet. Like to watch the interviews though and read some of the forums.
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EddyLizard2
80 posts
Mar 03, 2011
2:12 PM
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Next to Adam's lessons (which each single one leave me with 'food for intensive learning' for days or weeks! I LOVE them/him...) I also found Gindick's >Rock n Blues Harmonica< to be a very addictive 'play along'. That was while I struggled to become a beginner....but occasionally I still like to play along with that CD, years later!
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Reverblow
9 posts
Mar 03, 2011
2:35 PM
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I reviewing the sample lessons on the Levy sight, I noticed they were all about five minutes long. He covers a lot of ground in his lessons once you pay for the school, but I got the feeling that the lessons would be less detailed than Adam's or Jason's. and more just Howard showing hor Howard does it.
EDDYLIZARD2: In the meantime, I'm going to complete the Adam YouTube videos, and play through the Gindick CDs some more. Thanks
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Stevelegh
75 posts
Mar 03, 2011
4:32 PM
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I'm a member of HLHS. I couldn't praise Howard's school enough. He does cover all the bases and has really helped me break out of the 2nd position stuff I'd been playing for too many years. Great lessons, layout and as someone mentioned, you can upload vids for critique from Howard.
Only thing I'd say is the forum is very slow. If you're looking for harp chat, this place is great.
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HTrain
39 posts
Mar 03, 2011
4:34 PM
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I've been on BluesHarmonica.com site for a year now and can't say enough about it as a way to learn IF that's your learning style. Not only lessons but video interviews with harp pros and gear information. Yeah there's a cost but for me, worth it. Doesn't cost to check it out.
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Grillslinger
99 posts
Mar 04, 2011
2:46 PM
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I totally disagree about Harmonica For Dummies. It's a great resource to have, and covers a lot of ground.
It's one of the books I recommend the most.
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SoulHarp
20 posts
Mar 04, 2011
7:16 PM
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I could always get better at my cross harp and bends but I'm looking to get deeper into overblows and modes !!
Does the bluesharmonica.com have the option to play outside of the blues ?
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EddyLizard2
85 posts
Mar 06, 2011
10:53 AM
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@Grillslinger:
>Harmonica For Dummies is good.< is what pistolero wrote. And: >Idiot's Guide to Harmonica sucks<.......
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marcos
15 posts
Mar 06, 2011
11:42 AM
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Bluesharmonica.com really focuses on traditional, post-war/Chicago blues. David Barrett is not "drawn" to overblows. I feel sure that ANYONE can learn a lot from David, though. There is a lot on the site about playing first and third positions (as well as second), using texturing techniques, and theory (in a non-threatening way). He just started a series on improvisation, using chorus forms, which is very enlightening. A lot of the info is the same as that found in his books, but it is delivered in video format, with downloadable PDF tabs/music, and exercises.
In addition, there are interviews with many of the living greats (although Adam isn't on there yet) and a couple of late greats, and contributions by harp, microphone and amp experts - you can ask Kinya Pollard, Fritz Hasenpusch, Skip Simmons, Winslo Yerxa (author of Harmonica for Dummies) questions on the forum - and Mark Hummel, Gary Smith, and Aki Kumar, as well as David Barrett also answer questions on the forum.
It's definitely worth checking out. You can pay by the month (about $16.00, I think), and check out everything on the site for that. He lets you upload your recordings of the "study songs" (he writes the songs and provides the backing tracks along with his own recording of it), and gives you feedback by email.
David's teaching style is definitely different than Adam's. And I, for one, can use all the teaching styles I can get!
Last Edited by on Mar 06, 2011 11:45 AM
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robdee
60 posts
Mar 06, 2011
11:43 AM
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I am a member of both the HLHS and Dave Barrett's online school which is http://www.bluesharmonica.com/home
I have been on HLHS for a year and recently signed up with bluesharmonica.com There is a big difference between the two in content but they offer the same features and quality.
They are both great value but Howard is - well, Howard (!) and Dave Barrett is more in the traditional blues harp camp. So if you want jazz based instruction and overblowing it's HLHS; and if you want tongue-blocking and 3rd position playing etc. then it's Dave Barrett's buesharmonica.com Or just sign up for both of them like I did!
Last Edited by on Mar 06, 2011 11:44 AM
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apskarp
423 posts
Mar 07, 2011
10:38 AM
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HLHS is great. I was a member for a year or so and learned a lot. If you are interested in world music, jazz and classical - there's no better place. There are good lessons on the blues too, but I'm sure Barrett's school is lot better if you are solely interested of the blues.
Overblows are needed to get the most of the HLHS, but just because they enable the full usage of the instrument - OB's aren't really the focus, the focus is Music.
The only down side is that you have to buy 3 month subscription. If you don't have the time to practice and take advantage of the school, well then you are obviously wasting the money. This is the reason I quit it - I didn't have enough time. For me it would have been better to buy few weeks or a month at the time..
The best part of the HLHS is that you can really send video's of your own playing to the Maestro himself and he answers with a personal video for you (pretty quickly actually). So I guess the 60USD isn't much if you get personal feedback from Howard himself - even if you don't have time to utilize the whole period.. How much would you pay for personal instructions from Howard?
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