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Dave Gage is the founder and author of HarmonicaLessons.com. He's made his living playing and teaching diatonic and chromatic harmonica for over 30 years.
Contact Dave here to receive information on private/group harmonica lessons in the Los Angeles area. For complete online harmonica instruction, click here to visit HarmonicaLessons.com for 45+ Hours of Video Lessons and attend up to 12 Live, Online Harmonica Classes each month.. |
Featured Harmonica Video
"Fun Blues Harmonica Jam"
Here are Dave Gage's sons, Brody and Alex, now called the Brothers Gage, back when they were 10 and 12 year old kids. This video shot in 2015, is an unedited take playing an improvised blues and country based jam and having a bunch of fun.
One plays rhythm beatbox harmonica while the other takes a solo. They are both playing a standard key of "C" 10-hole diatonic in 2nd Position (which is also known as "Crossharp"). They both learned to play harmonica around age 5 and now also sing, play guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. The key to getting good is consistency. They still practice every single day.
Watch more of their videos at the
- Brothers Gage Website -
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How to Play the Harmonica: Beginner Tips
 A simple playing tip to speed up your movement and add accuracy in single notes. |
 Dave gives a general overview of what you can obtain from both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas in regards to harmonica chords. |
 In this excerpt, Dave discusses some of the reasons for playing in either 1st Position or 2nd Position. |
SAMPLE VIDEO: Advanced Harmonica Tips
 Dave explains how the concept of "Follow Through", as found in many sports, also applies directly to your breathing and airflow. |
 Dave explains the value of not just learning a scale up and down, but dividing it into smaller "bite-size" chunks, which can then be used as blues riffs. |
 Dave demonstrates how you can use the "Tonguing" technique to create interesting sounds such as the "Chicken Call". |
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Learn how to play harmonica. 600 Webpages of lessons, songs, riffs, tips.
Perfect for Beginners - 190 songs & tabs - Blues Harp Instruction.
Membership Features and Benefits
Basic/advanced techniques for all levels of harmonica players.
In-depth tutorials: Single Notes, Holding & Hand Effects,
Bending, Breathing | Sample the Website
"Thank you for the best harp site on the net." -Jon Charles, USA
"It's the next best thing to having a teacher sitting with you!" -Greg Porter
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