Exercises

Ex. 1 Warm up with the train rhythm from Week 1 and C major scale from Week 2.

Ex. 2 Play 1/4 notes on the beat while tapping your foot

Ex. 3 Play 1/8th notes on the beat while tapping your foot

Ex. 4 Play 1/4 notes on the off-beat while tapping your foot

Ex. 5 Practice playing ‘Chugging Call and Response’ licks individually

Ex. 6 Practice playing ‘Chugging Call and Response’ all the way through

Goals

• Understand 1/4 notes, 1/8th notes and the off-beat
• Comfortable chugging chords
• Comfortable switching between chugging and single note phrases
• Build up stamina to play whole ‘Chugging Call and Response’

Challenge

Record yourself playing ‘Chugging Call and Response’ and compare it to my original recording. If you want feedback on your recording then I recommend you check out my "Harmonica School" subscription where you get access to a full step-by-step curriculum as well as weekly feedback from our faculty of amazing teachers. Click here to find out more.

Listening Homework

It’s really important to listen to great harmonica players so here are some people for you to check out -

Little Walter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc-wdIdg5BA

Sonny Boy Williamson II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeP3M-NqFo

Sonny Terry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW09IAs5GpI

Paul Butterfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn90uvj9Pgw

Kim Wilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ima-6xE58rE

Jason Ricci https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOFNzYDs_mY