Beginner Practice Guides
Beginner
Month 1 (Click to go straight there now)
• 4 week foundation level
• how to hold the harmonica
• how to breathe
• train rhythm
• simple blues chugging
• single notes and simple melodies
• 12 bar blues structure knowledge
• basic improvisation
Month 2 (Click to go straight there now)
• How to play a clean 2 draw
• What is articulation
• What is the structure of a 12 Bar Blues and how does it relate to a harmonica
• Learn a simple 12 Bar Blues tune
Month 3 (Click to go straight there now)
• Articulating 1/8th notes
• Reading Simple Sheet Music
• Understanding Turnarounds
• Increasing Melodic Repertoire
Month 4 (Click to go straight there now)
• C Major Scale with 1/8th Notes
• Using a Metronome
• Understanding the Start of a Piece of Music
• How to Practice Efficiently
• Understanding the End of a 12 Bar Blues
Month 5 (Click to go straight there now)
• More Work With Metronome
• Learning to Play in Different Scenarios
• Chugging with Shuffle Rhythm
• Mixing Chugging and Single Notes
Month 6 (Click to go straight there now)
• Learning to relax
• Get comfortable with higher notes
• Building up speed
• Understanding practice and improvement
Month 7 (Click to go straight there now)
• Count through a Slow Blues
• Discover Triplet subdivisions
• I - IV - I - V turnarounds
• Know how long you should work on something
Month 8 (Click to go straight there now)
• Start warbling
• Get into the habit of recording your practice
Month 9 (Click to go straight there now)
• Discover bending
• Apply different ideas to learning to bend
• Understand the importance of goal setting
Month 10 (Click to go straight there now)
• Discover Glissandos
• Bending the 3 draw
• Introduction to positions
Month 11 (Click to go straight there now)
• Discover Comping
• What Harmonica Keys are Useful
Month 12 (Click to go straight there now)
• Discover Quick Changes
• 2 draw whole step bend
Month 13 (Click to go straight there now)
• Hand Wah
• Inflections
• Test Piece