Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic beginner question

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Javier - 


I might suggest Douglas Tate's "Play the Harmonica Well." Douglas was an excellent classical chromatic player and offers very sensible advice. If you can find a copy of any of Tommy Reilly's books, get those as well.

Books written for flute or oboe address flute challenges and oboe challenges - breathing, fingering technique, etc. Harmonica challenges are different. You can use use books written for other wind instruments to good effect, but you'll face some gaps.

Online lessons via Skype may be an option. I offer them as does Robert Bonfiglio and, I'm sure others as well. Live, in-person lessons are always the best, but Skype cal still be very helpful.

Glad you've taken up the challenge.

Winslow

 
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
Columnist, harmonicasessions.com


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 From: Javier Dardón <javier.dardon@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:39 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Chromatic beginner question
 
Hi friends, I´m new around here, it my first post. I'm very excited about
learning the chromatic
harmonica.
I'm a classical pianist, I also play classical guitar and bassoon. I just
bought a
Hohner 64 Chromonica, I'm still waiting for it to arrive. So I have enough
background
in music theory, I studied compositiond so I can read music without
problem. My question is,
Wich book or method would you recommend me? or Do I begin with a flute or
oboe method?.
By the moment I´m interested in classical music with the harmonica.
I've played diatonic harmonica for about two years, I can bend (both draw
and blow)
and play blues (not advanced) and just started with some overblows.
I'm from Guatemala, and live far away from the city so finding a teacher
it's not a option.