best warmup routine for beginning harmonica players

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  • čas přidán 11. 05. 2021
  • Here's the perfect warmup routine for beginning harmonica players. With Adam Gussow of Modern Blues Harmonica.
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Komentáře • 55

  • @silverhairedguyindubai15
    @silverhairedguyindubai15 Před 2 lety +10

    Thank you, Adam. Fifty-six and just got my first harmonica. Basics. Yes.

  • @justanotherhumanbeing1616
    @justanotherhumanbeing1616 Před 2 lety +17

    Your lessons are a ton of fun. Feels like you´re talking to each one of us personally in a way which feels comfortable, motivating and at times unexpectedly hilarious. Thank you so much!

  • @cincinnatipedalsteel4347
    @cincinnatipedalsteel4347 Před měsícem

    I notice you have your middle finger behind the harp when holding it in your left. That’s a great idea to stabilize the harp
    You are the man. Thanks Gusso!!’

  • @sk22ng
    @sk22ng Před 3 lety +17

    I was one of those who struggled for quite a while trying to play the high notes. For me it required two years of persistence playing at least a couple of hours each day before the high notes began to play naturally. Throughout my life I enjoyed learning new things and began the "Harmonica Project" on March 7, 2015 with the goal of playing proficiently in a short amount of time partly because my father played on occasion leading me to believe it was a simple instrument. On my journey I purchased at least 30 professional grade Hohners and wore out one of the reeds on ten of them making them unplayable. Although I now have mics, pedals and amps and really enjoy playing I have to admit I am no where close to mastering it compared to great players including you and Christille . Thank you for your videos Adam as they provided a lot of guidance and inspiration for me.

  • @janpeters-jansongsproducti1010

    Love to have a warm-up routine from you for intermediate/advanced whenever you get to it!

  • @ethann9290
    @ethann9290 Před rokem +2

    it’s impossible to not love this dude

  • @zokimirchovski2968
    @zokimirchovski2968 Před 3 lety +2

    Like a real instrument teacher, just as it should be, I can tell from my personal experience.

  • @theyelloweyedog
    @theyelloweyedog Před rokem

    Your lessons have helped me SO much ! A total beginner here, 71 years old.

  • @naybreed
    @naybreed Před 3 lety

    I'm so glad you covered this.

  • @richiepangallo
    @richiepangallo Před 2 lety

    Thanks for sharing everything, very much appreciated!

  • @marcosgarcianorris
    @marcosgarcianorris Před 3 lety +1

    Top lesson!

  • @ismaelbernal1863
    @ismaelbernal1863 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for your tips, really helpful information.

  • @nerenahd
    @nerenahd Před 3 lety

    Thanks, maestro. 🙏

  • @hubnickels7378
    @hubnickels7378 Před 3 lety +1

    I love you Adam. After 2 billion yrs of not blowing, I bought a bunch & almost daily play along to the same beloved tune-Neil Young's Out in the Country. Maybe not the best way to evolve my playing but it is to me. Never ever gets old & I imagine, maybe you endorse this approach & can relate. Many examples as we all know but 1 is Oscar Peterson's stunning virtuosic rendition of Jobim's Wave. If I could play as well as him, I'd feel it & play it exactly as he does. Every single note, nuance. SRV's Riviera another of many 1000's of hitting my "chord core" to it's deepest bone. I hope you're as healthy as you look. If so, I wish you another harmoniously peaceful 223 yrs.

  • @groudon6423
    @groudon6423 Před 3 lety +1

    That playing at the beginning was great!

  • @rezayasemi9466
    @rezayasemi9466 Před 2 lety +1

    You are an amazing teacher Sir. Cheers!

  • @candelerotito
    @candelerotito Před 3 lety +2

    Oh finally you are back maestro!!!! Thanks from Italy

  • @Dabaiko
    @Dabaiko Před 3 lety

    Keep it up boss, this is amazing. The blues will help us through pain.

  • @aurimaslazickas5241
    @aurimaslazickas5241 Před rokem

    Loved it, thanks for sharing and showing how to have a relationship with harmonica.

  • @mrtambourineman6107
    @mrtambourineman6107 Před 3 lety

    Man like Adam Gussow keepin it real on that Marine Band ! Respect big man 🤘😎

  • @bluehawk777
    @bluehawk777 Před 3 lety +1

    You're a very good teacher Adam, thanks so much for your videos. God Bless You.

  • @kimrapley3721
    @kimrapley3721 Před 3 lety

    Good point on the hole theory. When you get intimate with the instrument, no two holes are alike.

  • @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294

    A few friends and I are just learning how to play. This is the perfect beginners' lesson and I just shared your video with them. I now subscribe to your channel and look forward to learning more! Cheers.

  • @nicoleseefeldt
    @nicoleseefeldt Před 2 lety +1

    this is a dope and easy to remember warm up. Thank you.

    • @alfvonharpe1819
      @alfvonharpe1819 Před 2 lety

      Thank.s Adam you are great Teacher..Congratulations

  • @victorformosa2825
    @victorformosa2825 Před 2 lety +1

    Have been a guitar player for many years, scales are the building blocks for playing many instruments.

  • @ultimateazhole
    @ultimateazhole Před 8 měsíci

    sounds like blind melon chitlin may have been an influence ;) Thanks for your time and influence

  • @brianjones7648
    @brianjones7648 Před 2 lety +2

    74 and still standing/learning, thanks Adam, looking forward to your next lesson 👍
    be standing, can't
    wait for your next vid

  • @Lenzac
    @Lenzac Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the video!
    Stay safe ya

  • @gortagnan
    @gortagnan Před 2 lety +1

    Not in the least laboriously bang on essential ! Pour moi especially !!

  • @DomikaClarke
    @DomikaClarke Před 3 lety

    I'm still working on getting clean single notes. I've been praciticing with your guide to Oh Susana but I really like doing the C scale as a way to start off and find my positioning. I like the added exercises before doing the whole scale, though, and your reasoning for using every hole.
    I appreciate all of the tips and guides you have on your channel. The beginner riffs are really fun when I just want to switch it up a bit and have some fun near the end of a day of practice.

  • @gustavoadelafuente
    @gustavoadelafuente Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Adam. You are an amazing teacher. I love your videos. I am a new beginner from south america. Thank you very much.

  • @chaipod
    @chaipod Před rokem

    Why so many old man like us like to learn blues harmonica at this age?😜😝😍

  • @ecalzo
    @ecalzo Před 3 lety +1

    Very nice video of your's ... i've watched it in the middle of the night.. because i'm a beginner .. i've got a Blues Harp Ms and a Big River.. i cannot fully bend .. i can bend but not all the three step on the third hole.. sorry i will do you exercise from 1D 1B on the first hole to the 10B 10D on the 10Th hole.. i already tryed it .. it is a little demanding that's why you told us to do that .. when you arrive to the 9 and 10 holes you have really to use more diaphramatic force to blow and draw and also the embochure control is demanding (for a newbie ) .

  • @avbendre
    @avbendre Před rokem +1

    Yes that's sa,re ga ma pa dha ni saa 9:57

  • @philiprutter1
    @philiprutter1 Před 10 měsíci

    Ok. MY question for you is: Where and How did you learn to TEACH? Because you're wonderful at it. :-) (yes, I play harmonica; but I do more teaching...)

  • @bluesdoggmusicrediker4614

    good advice adam...do you have a recording of nat and larry johnson doing "big boss man"..i loved the way they did that song...i had never played a harmonica in my life but i was a blues junkie way before that...i finally got up enough courage to ask nat for lessons one night when he was playing down in shockoe slip,richmond..he taught me to tongue block right away...it seemed like forever to play a clear 2 hole draw..thanks adam and my brother says hello...

    • @gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726
      @gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726  Před 3 lety +1

      No, I didn't know that they played that song. I also didn't know that Nat played Shockoe Slip. I hope you're coming to The Camel when my trio, Sir Rod & The Blues, play there on July 6. Please bring friends! www.modernbluesharmonica.com/personal_appearances.html

    • @bluesdoggmusicrediker4614
      @bluesdoggmusicrediker4614 Před 3 lety

      we moved to west va. a couple of years ago but still have alot of ties to richmond..maybe i can make it anyway...thanks for letting me know...the first time i met nat was at the farmers market inn down in shockoe bottom..its not there anymore...eventually my band played there also..take care

  • @Jazzgriot
    @Jazzgriot Před 2 lety

    Ace.

  • @justamustache2324
    @justamustache2324 Před 3 lety +1

    Literally just wondering about this

  • @alfreddemuth6343
    @alfreddemuth6343 Před 2 lety +1

    Male 82 just a beginner I have a big river harp key of c

  • @andydunn5673
    @andydunn5673 Před 3 lety

    👍🍻😎🇬🇧

  • @coop6687
    @coop6687 Před 3 lety +1

    could you do a video on cleaning your harmonica??

    • @mattcook1257
      @mattcook1257 Před 11 měsíci

      Tomlin Leckie has a couple of good videos on harmonica cleaning

  • @JohnAdams-wb1st
    @JohnAdams-wb1st Před 3 lety

    Hey a new player have a problem with my lips not sliding and dry out fast what am I doing wrong and how to correct. Haven't seen you mention it in your videos. Thanks!

  • @matija7569
    @matija7569 Před 2 lety

    Title don't give enough credit to this video - I learned how to play single notes & how to practice playing

  • @fendr1962
    @fendr1962 Před 3 lety

    Great lesson! Best on the web.
    So why are you always taping your videos in a car? Does your wife act like mine when I play my harmonica. She doesn’t appreciate me playing . She tells me it’s too loud no matter what volume I play at.