Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Pro Harmonica Secrets Made Simple

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Michael Peloquin writes:
 
"oops - thanks Hawkeye (you really are!)

Hey listbros &  sisses-

I am selling my modified Dan Echo. Please check it out the  auction- it is 
a great sounding delay/echo pedal.
Check out my Harmonica  & Saxophone Instructional DVD's:  http://harpsax.com
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141017442484?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984
.m1555.l2649#ht_752wt_1045

I  use an MXR carbon copy now for those few times I am taking an amp to a  
gig.



Thank you for your time and bandwidth.


Michael  Peloquin
Check out my Harmonica & Saxophone" 
 
..And speaking of your instructional DVDs (nice segue),  Michael. :)
 
I had this all ready to send in and the timing seems fortuitous:
 
 
 
 
I know Michael Peloquin too from my many trips to SPAH. I've taken tons of  
video of him playing onstage, offstage (when he'd no idea I was filming 
him),  during Jason Ricci's famous Pre-SPAH Harp Blow-Offs where he'd play both 
Harp  AND Sax AND Sing his head off (leaving us laid-out on the floor), so 
I  think I can actually speak to his credentials as a HELLUVA harp player,  
saxophonist, vocalist and perhaps now as a teacher.
 
 


In fact I spent some time thoroughly checking out the link provided by  
Richard (thank you, Richard) and think Michael's DVDs are exactly what  I've 
been waiting for to work on by myself to finally become more  comfortable on 
diatonics, especially since I know Michael as both a chromatic  and diatonic 
player. To my mind someone who plays both types equally well is  much more 
likely to be able to help me since I've been so focused on chromatics.  
Smokey also plays both instruments amazingly well and I've long since thought he  
might be able to teach me but we simply live too far apart and don't have 
enough  time at SPAH to spend focusing on diatonic lessons.
 
 



Not sure where anyone got the idea that Michael claims one will play  
'overnight'. He doesn't say that. His statement is that if you want to play  
'almost overnight' he'll hope you'll stay up all night (with his DVD lessons).  
That's quite a big difference, at least in my book. He also makes it clear 
that  IF you wish to take things slowly--it will take quite a bit longer. 
Writes that  several times in fact, and makes clear he thinks it's perfectly 
okay to do  so--to proceed at your own pace. He also emphasizes that his 
approach and ideas  are different from most other instructors which is why he 
feels he can make the  claims he does and that the most important factor is to 
'keep it simple'. I can  further assure anyone here that I'm not remotely 
naive and that Michael isn't  the type of musician who's prone to exaggeration 
and does have the background  and creds to know whereof he 
speaks..especially when it comes to both harmonicas  and saxophones. Just check out the long 
list of pros he's worked with and his  musical background if there's any 
doubt at all.
 
 


What Michael brings to HIS lessons is obviously a solid grounding and YEARS 
 of pro experience as well as a very high work ethic. I've seen (and taped) 
some  of this in action at SPAH. What I know OF him from mutual friends is 
that he's a  consummate perfectionist - he no doubt spent a very long time 
making sure  everything in the DVDs met his exacting standards before 
allowing them to be  issued.
 
 


IMHO it's disingenuous to write a pre-emptive criticism about someone with  
his high standing in our harmonica community or to denigrate any of his  
claims--without first actually giving him an opportunity to prove himself with 
 these DVDs since he does offer a full no questions-asked, 365-day, 
money-back  guarantee (which is unheard of with this type of instruction).
 
 


Because I personally admire and like Michael Peloquin and think he just  
might be the teacher I've been hoping would come along, I've ordered his  DVDs 
since I find the price an amazing bargain based on the cost of the  average 
harmonica lesson and I will give his instruction/teaching a fair and  
objective evaluation--realizing that if he can teach ME to play a diatonic  
decently (although I'm in no hurry and certainly don't expect to play well  
overnight), he can teach absolutely anyone.
 

Elizabeth
 

"Message: 1
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:40:56 -0400
From: Bill Hines  <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Pro Harmonica Secrets Made  Simple
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>


Well,  it's not a harmonica learning site (I know you didn't claim it was), 
but a site  to pitch his harmonica instructional DVD. Nothing wrong with 
that. I think  Michael is great, I've been to see him when out in SF for work 
a few times, and  talked to him a bit.

I do disagree with some of the claims on the site  about learning your 
favorite songs "overnight" and going from amateur to  pro"INSTANTLY". I think 
those sort of claims (well we all know...) are  disingenuous and do the 
instrument a disservice and might cause some to question  the credibility of the 
claims. We all know that none of those things will happen  even remotely near 
that fast, although you can say they are exaggerations that  only the most 
naive would believe. It sounds too much like one of those "Made  for TV" 
product ads and we know how that stuff is (although I do have one of  those 
green disappearing hoses and the thing actually works pretty good and as  
advertised!)

It does need one typo (Freudian slip or copy/paste error?)  "On this DVD 
series: Pro Harmonica Secrets Made Simple, you will learn  everything you need 
to know to play killer saxophone as fast as  possible."

I hope some folks will review it here, it looks very polished  and sounds 
very comprehensive based on the description!

On 6/28/2013 1:25  PM, Richard Hunter wrote:
> Just stumbled on Michael Peloquin's  above-named site. Looks great! check 
it out for yourself:
>  http://www.harmonicamadesimple.com/
>