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