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Advanced Beginner Curriculum
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Month 1
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- Introduction (0:38)
- Simplified Pentatonic Scale (6:15)
- How To Play With A Metronome (4:48)
- Warm Up (2:21)
- Lick 1 (3:13)
- Lick 2 (2:06)
- Lick 3 (2:52)
- Lick 4 (1:40)
- How To Practice Licks (3:25)
- What Does A Simple 12-Bar Blues Sound Like? (1:08)
- Counting Through a 12-Bar Structure (4:23)
- How Does The 12-Bar Structure Translate to Harmonica? (2:25)
- Conclusion (2:36)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 2
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- Introduction (0:35)
- Articulation (3:10)
- Playing 1/8th Notes With A Metronome (3:57)
- Strengthening The 4-draw Bend (2:19)
- Hitting The 4-draw Bend Straight On (4:39)
- Warm-up (5:12)
- What Is A Turnaround? (3:24)
- Improvising Rhythmically Using Root Notes Over A 12 Bar Blues (1:23)
- Lick 1 (2:10)
- Lick 2 (2:52)
- Lick 3 (2:17)
- Lick 4 (1:24)
- Lick 5 (1:58)
- Turnaround (2:08)
- Play-through All Together (3:14)
- Conclusion (1:15)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 3
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- Introduction (0:42)
- Adding The 4-Draw Bend Into Your Simplified Pentatonic Scale (2:57)
- Tension and the Flat 5 (3:40)
- Shuffle Rhythms (6:19)
- Warm-up (4:19)
- Lick 1 (Call And Response) (3:59)
- Lick 2 (2:10)
- Lick 3 (1:33)
- Lick 4 (1:52)
- Starting To Play The 3-Draw Half Step Bend (4:13)
- Practice Playing Techniques In Context (5:12)
- Conclusion (1:09)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 4
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- Introduction (0:56)
- Technique - Adding The 3-draw Half Step Bend To The Blues Scale (2:34)
- Technique - Warm-up (2:44)
- Technique - Breathing Properly And Catching Your Breath (9:14)
- Music - Blues Licks (0:18)
- Music - Blues Lick 1 (2:26)
- Music - Blues Lick 2 (2:22)
- Music - Blues Lick 3 (2:14)
- Music - Blues Lick 4 (2:37)
- Music - Blues Lick 5 (2:30)
- AAA Song Form (2:25)
- Music - AAB Song Form (2:14)
- Music - ABC Song Form (2:11)
- Theory - What Is 2nd Position And How To Work It Out? (2:53)
- Theory - Use Different Keys (3:25)
- Conclusion (1:05)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 5
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- Introduction (0:45)
- Technique - Chugging (3:46)
- Technique - Warm Up (2:32)
- Music - Introduction To Vamping (1:14)
- Music - Vamping - Lick 1 (2:13)
- Music - Vamping - Lick 2 (1:22)
- Music - Vamping - Lick 3 (1:37)
- Music - Vamping - Lick 4 (2:24)
- Music - Vamping - Lick 5 (1:40)
- Music - Vamping - Lick 6 (2:07)
- Music - Vamping - Putting it All Together (1:28)
- Music - Improvising Around A Vamp (3:32)
- Music - Chugging The Blues (Play-through) (0:31)
- Music - Chugging The Blues - Lick 1 (3:11)
- Music - Chugging The Blues - Lick 2 (2:10)
- Music - Chugging The Blues - Lick 3 (1:58)
- Music - Chugging The Blues - Putting It All Together (3:54)
- Conclusion (1:27)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 6
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- Introduction (0:47)
- Technique - Warm Up (2:25)
- Technique - Introduction To Comping (5:39)
- Music - Introduction To Comping (Play-through) (1:08)
- Music - Comping - Lick 1 (3:21)
- Music - Comping - Lick 2 (2:08)
- Music - Comping - Lick 3 (2:55)
- Music - Comping - Lick 4 (2:17)
- Music - Comping - Lick 5 (2:05)
- Music - Comping - Lick 6 (2:38)
- Music - Comping (Full Tune) (3:07)
- Music - Improvising Around The Comping (3:29)
- Theory - 12 Bar Blues Lower Octave Root Notes (3:36)
- Music - 12 Bar Blues Lower Octave With Extra Blues Scale Pivot Notes (2:27)
- Music - 12 Bar Blues Backing (Lower Octave Root Notes Highlighted) (2:17)
- Music - Improvising Just Using Root Notes (Upper Or Lower) (2:53)
- Technique - 2-Draw Whole Step Bend (5:01)
- Conclusion (1:39)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 7
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- Introduction (1:02)
- Rhythm - Introduction To Triplets (3:23)
- Technique - Blues Scale With Triplets (3:36)
- Technique - Warm Up (2:32)
- Music - Triplet Blues (Introduction) (0:49)
- Music - Triplet Blues (Lick 1) (3:02)
- Music - Triplet Blues (Lick 2) (2:43)
- Music - Triplet Blues (Lick 3) (2:02)
- Music - Triplet Blues (Turnaround) (2:25)
- Music - Triplet Blues (Putting It All Together) (2:30)
- Technique - Fast Triplet Blocks (4:19)
- Music - Making Your Own Triplet Block Licks (2:51)
- Technique - Practicing Your 2 Draw Whole Step Bend (4:02)
- Technique - Hitting The 2 Draw Whole Step Bend Straight On (2:49)
- Music - Street Groove (3:19)
- Strategy - Recording Yourself Practicing (4:23)
- Conclusion (1:46)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 8
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- Introduction (0:36)
- Technique - Playing A 1 Draw Half Step Bend (3:19)
- Theory - Lower Octave Blues Scale Notes (3:01)
- Technique - Warm Up (3:01)
- Music - Jumping An Octave (Introduction) (1:48)
- Music - Jumping An Octave (Lick 1) (4:03)
- Music - Jumping An Octave (Lick 2) (3:39)
- Music - Jumping An Octave (Lick 3) (4:14)
- Music - Jumping An Octave (Turnaround) (3:36)
- Music - Jumping An Octave (Putting It All Together) (4:08)
- Technique - How To Warble (4:05)
- Music - Warbling The Blues (Introduction) (1:05)
- Music - Warbling The Blues (Lick 1) (3:25)
- Music - Warbling The Blues (Lick 2) (2:14)
- Music - Warbling The Blues (Lick 3) (2:04)
- Music - Warbling The Blues (Turnaround) (1:00)
- Music - Warbling The Blues (Putting It All Together) (3:39)
- Conclusion (1:07)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 9
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- Introduction (0:56)
- Technique - Hole Skipping The Minor Pentatonic Scale (4:54)
- Technique - Warm Up (3:39)
- Theory - Pick-Up Phrase (2:12)
- Music - Pick-Up Phrase - Lick 1 (2:54)
- Music - Pick-Up Phrase - Lick 2 (3:09)
- Music - Pick-Up Phrase - Lick 3 (2:20)
- Theory - Quick Changes (2:36)
- Music - Quick Change Blues (Introduction) (0:57)
- Music - Quick Change Blues (Lick 1) (3:35)
- Music - Quick Change Blues (Lick 2) (3:40)
- Music - Quick Change Blues (Lick 3) (2:16)
- Music - Quick Change Blues (Turnaround) (2:34)
- Music - Quick Change Blues (Putting It All Together) (3:25)
- Theory - Improvising Over A Quick Change (4:14)
- Conclusion (1:41)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 10
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- Introduction (0:53)
- Technique - Hole Skipping 1:8th notes (3:03)
- Technique - Warm Up (4:15)
- Technique - How To Play Glissandos (4:11)
- Theory - Counting Through A Slow Blues (3:58)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Introduction) (1:30)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Lick 1) (3:33)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Fill 1) (1:31)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Lick 2) (3:13)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Fill 2) (2:10)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Lick 3) (3:55)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Turnaround) (1:40)
- Music - Taking My Time Blues (Putting It All Together) (3:34)
- Music - Developing A Slow Blues Solo (5:29)
- Technique - How To Play The 3 Draw Whole Step Bend (6:18)
- Conclusion (1:09)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 11
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- Introduction (1:00)
- Technique - Warm Up (4:20)
- Music - Solo Rhythmic Playing Around A 12 Bar Blues (Introduction) (1:21)
- Music - Solo Rhythmic Playing Around A 12 Bar Blues (I Chord) (2:18)
- Music - Solo Rhythmic Playing Around A 12 Bar Blues (IV Chord) (1:36)
- Music - Solo Rhythmic Playing Around A 12 Bar Blues (V Chord) (2:33)
- Music - Solo Rhythmic Playing Around A 12 Bar Blues (Putting It All Together) (2:45)
- Music - Solo Rhythmic Playing Around A 12 Bar Blues (Improvisation) (9:08)
- Music - Fun One Bar Licks (Lick 1) (3:01)
- Music - Fun One Bar Licks (Lick 2) (2:21)
- Music - Fun One Bar Licks (Lick 3) (2:41)
- Music - Fun One Bar Licks (Lick 4) (2:39)
- Strategy - How To Practice One Bar Licks With A Backing Track (3:18)
- Conclusion (1:38)
- What You Need To Practice
- Challenge
Month 12
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- Introduction (0:37)
- Technique - Warm Up (4:05)
- Music - Test (Introduction) (2:16)
- Music - Test (Lick 1) (3:55)
- Music - Test (Lick 2) (2:58)
- Music - Test (Lick 3) (2:42)
- Music - Test (Turnaround 1) (1:32)
- Music - Test (Lick 5) (2:15)
- Music - Test (Lick 6) (1:54)
- Music - Test (Lick 7) (2:14)
- Music - Test (Lick 8) (2:13)
- Music - Test (Turnaround 2) (1:41)
- Music - Test (Improvising Around The Theme) (4:05)
- Music - Test (Ending) (2:31)
- Music - Test (Putting It All Together) (5:59)
- Conclusion (2:22)
- Challenge