[Harp-L] Harmonica Classes in Philadelphia PA Begin Tues. April 19, 2016

[zepharpo@xxxxxxx]

From:  Seth Holzman, PO Box 866, Ardmore PA 19003-0866         
           Cell Tel.: 610-724-3168;         
           Email: zepharpo@xxxxxxx         
           Sunday, April 17, 2016

Dear Fellow Music Lovers -
    Announcing Harmonica Classes in the Philadelphia PA area:
    Seth Holzman Teaches Harmonica Classes and Private Lessons!
    Seth's "Beginning Harmonica" and "Blues Harmonica 1" classes begin really soon!

    My Tuesday Night Harmonica Classes begin in just a few days - on Tuesday April 19!  Register now!
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    Beginning Tuesday night, April 19, I will be teaching:
 
- "Harmonica For Beginners (Adults ages 13 and above)" (also known as "Harmonica 1" and "Beginning Harmonica"), from 6:30 to 7:45 PM, and
 
- "Blues Harmonica 1" (for people who have taken "Harmonica For Beginners" or others who are at a similar level) from 8:00 to 9:15 PM.
 
    Classes will begin Tuesday night, April 19, and continue for 8 weeks on Tuesday nights through June 7.  Classes will be held in the Philadelphia Folksong Society (PFS) building at 7113 Emlen Street, Philadelphia PA 19119 (near Lincoln Drive, in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia).
    Note: These Tuesday night classes are being offered by two different organizations: the Philadelphia Folksong Society (PFS) and the Mount Airy Learning Tree (MALT).  Even though they are offered by two different organizations, the classes are exactly one and the same.  (But the Beginner Harmonica Class is not the same as the Blues Harmonica 1 class.)  You may register for a Tuesday night class through either organization.  There is a slightly different fee depending on which organization you sign up with.
      
    For course descriptions, see below.
    To register and for other information for these Tuesday night classes through the Philadelphia Folksong Society (PFS), call the PFS at 215-247-1300, or go to www.pfs.org.
    A quick link to register through PFS is: 
    https://pfs.org/civicrm/event/info?id=31&reset=1 

    Course fee through PFS: $85.00 for members of PFS, $95.00 for non-members.
    There is no registration fee to register through PFS.
    Textbook fee for each class: $8.00.  (Textbook may be purchased in the first class.)
 
    To register and for other information for these Tuesday night classes through the Mount Airy Learning Tree (MALT) and for other information, call MALT at 215-843-6436 or go to www.mtairylearningtree.org.
    Course fee through MALT: $94.00.
    Registration fee through MALT: $5.00.
    MALT course number for "Beginners Harmonica For Adults (Ages 13 and above)": 16SWM30.
    MALT course number for "Blues Harmonica 1": 16SWM31.
    Textbook fee for each class: $8.00.  (Textbook may be purchased in the first class.)
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    Note: If you are interested in these harmonica classes, please sign up as soon as possible (immediately).  If there are not enough people registered for a class, it will be canceled.  Also, because class size is limited, the class could fill up, and then you will be closed out of the class.
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Here are some brief course descriptions:

Harmonica for Beginners (Harmonica 1)

    Learn to play simple traditional folk songs and elementary blues on one of America's most popular, portable instruments - the harmonica.  Basic techniques such as bending, trilling, tongue-blocking, vibrato, and wah-wah will be covered.  Individual attention will be given to each student.  No musical background is required.  Bring a 10-hole diatonic key of C major harmonica (such as the Hohner Special 20, Hohner Marine Band Model 1896, or equivalent) to the first class.  Required text may be purchased for $8.00 from the instructor the first night.  (Optional: bring a digital recorder, a laptop computer or some other device if you wish to record the classes.)
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Blues Harmonica 1
 
Let's continue our work with the harmonica and focus on the Blues.  The harmonica's unique sound is integral to the distinctiveness of many great blues bands.  Learn some techniques and styles of background and lead playing.  We will work on songs by Slim Harpo ("Something Inside Me," "Raining In My Heart"), Little Walter ("Last Night," "Hoochie Coochie Man"), Sonny Terry ("Bring It On Home To Me"), etc.  Bring a 10-hole diatonic key of C-major harmonica such as the Hohner Special 20, Hohner Marine Band Model 1896, or equivalent, to first class.  Required text may be purchased for $8.00 from the instructor the first night.  (Optional: bring a digital recorder, a laptop computer or some other device if you wish to record the classes.)
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    I've been teaching harmonica classes since 1975 in the Boston MA area; the
Syracuse NY area; in New York City; and finally in the Philadelphia PA area
(I've moved several times over the years).  And I have taught private harmonica
lessons since the early 1970's.

    Call me (Seth) at 610-724-3168 (cell phone) or email me at zepharpo@xxxxxxx for
information about harmonica classes and private lessons.

Thank you!
Best,
Seth