[Harp-L] Exercise for Building Speed on Diatonic Harmonica

[Brian McInnis]

I came up with this exercise many years ago and actually published in a harmonica instruction book 

great minds think alike...    similar but not the same if you listen closely

my video plays the exercise from hole 4 up to hole 10 and descending all at once
and plays it slow bar by bar so you can easily write down the full exercise




-----Original Message-----
>From: Ken H in Ohio <airmojoken at xxxxx>
>Sent: Nov 18, 2018 7:46 PM
>To: bluesharpteacher at xxxxx
>Cc: harp-l at xxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Exercise for Building Speed on Diatonic Harmonica
>
>Brian... this is a very similar exercise that I originally learned
>from a Norton Buffalo DVD many years ago, but it was pretty much just
>in the middle octave.
>
>A few years ago Lee Sankey did a video demonstrating the same
>exercise, but on all three octaves, and I recognized it right away
>from being the same exercise that Norton demonstrated... it is a great
>exercise... great 1st position exercise !
>
>Lee's video is here...
>
>https://youtu.be/wjMgpl2AG-w
>
>Ken H in OH
>On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 2:29 PM Brian McInnis
><bluesharpteacher at xxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Sxta5cR_8&t=73s
>>
>>
>> Exercise For Building Speed
>> I wrote this exercise (Ex. B) and others in 2004-2005, because I wanted to build speed in my playing. I took 1/16 note runs from John Popper and Sugar Blue and turned them into long exercises for the diatonic harmonica. They can be played on any key diatonic harmonica, I choose a Bb harmonica for this video. These exercises have certainly helped my playing speed and my student's too! The sheetmusic/tab is available on PDF, make a $2 donation with a note of interest and your email, I will send it to you.
>> I am available for Skype or Facetime Lessons and teach privately if you are in the NYC area.
>>
>> bluesharpteacher at xxxxx
>>
>> Brian from HarmonicaLessonsNYC.com