Melodica Men Lesson 1: The Basics 

CM music I dont believe ur blind u type perfect sentence

@@Yourefavhoe for your information it's something called text-to-speech, it's also something called dictation. Doesn't matter though you don't have to believe me, no one has to believe me but I am totally blind go look at my channel. You'll see what I'm saying. try to educate yourself before you jump to conclusions, blind people are like anyone else they can use smartphones Etc just like anyone else can. Like I said you might want to go educate yourself, because accusing someone of faking something really isn't cool. go look up Android and go look up something called TalkBack. It's a screen reader that's only Android. Like I said educate yourself before jumping to conclusions, because jumping to conclusions, is like jumping off a bridge. Doesn't exactly work.. not saying this to be rude to anybody and I don't want trouble, but someone who accuses me of faking my blindness really isn't cool. as a matter of fact let me make this a little easier on you shall I? I'm going to go get you a link to a video that I posted about how to use a smartphone as a blind person, listen to it. There is no picture because well blind people doing a video isn't exactly a good idea, however, use your listening ears and you'll see how it works. Here is the link. Thank you and have a wonderful day.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-igoMTaqNzwk.html

did I say u were faking no but I'm asking how would u know where the text to speech button is at unless tjry make special phones for the blind ppl

@@Yourefavhoe excuse me, when you say I don't believe you're blind that's calling me a faker. And go watch the video, I don't answer questions for people that talk to me like that. Ever. And be ready, because I'm going to prove to you once and for all that I'm blind later. Keep an eye on my channel please.

@@Yourefavhoe by the way using computer slang to insult someone, takes the punch out of the insult just letting you know that. And your exact words were, I don't believe you're blind, you type the perfect sentence. Go look at what you said.

Haha mee! Thinking of picking it up for a possible kaori cosplay

Your lie in April is so sad, my friend spoiled it for me right before I watched the last few episodes, and even though it’s obvious, I was mad at her.

Oh! Me too!

Same. I wanna buy one

Yesss. Kaori-chan!!! ♡

But like a less incredulous version of John Krasinski

What have you learned?

I just ordered one lmao

me

Me bought for 20 bucks, not bad

Yes

i had one since like 2 years ago but never used it again until now

VoidFlex _ yup

omg me too, gang gang hehehhee

Same, I'm getting one soon so I hope so

I play both but it reminds me more of playing clarinet and keyboard (I also play clarinet) and I'm only just learning how to play but you would probably love learning how to play

Quit your bullshit. It's September and this was uploaded in June

i have 1 for sale 20 bucks

+Astro ?!?!?!

Justin W. You have no proof of when it was edited

I'm getting one because 2D/Damon and noodle have one!

How are you getting along with it?

You are NOT supposed to inhale at all to play the melodica!

@@nathanieldaiken1064 hahaha

@@nathanieldaiken1064 w h a t 😳😳

Maybe breathe thru your nose or without the mouthpiece in your mouth? Also take frequent breaks. I hope you feel better!

lol! Yeah! I pronounce melodica that way too! ^_^ Since that's how I first pronounced the word, and since it relates to the harmonica! :D

Melodica certainly develops breath control, so it could possibly help you with taking deeper and fuller breaths.

Kick ass man, that's why I'm getting one.

Update: it definitely helps "break in" your lungs a bit, at first playing a melodica can seem very very difficult, but after a while you'll be able to play easily without feeling light headed.

Retro Plus aren’t you from the lootd discord server

voidrunner plays Haha yes I am, funny that you found me here too.

SAME!

Because You are interested in the melodica

following random people

Yurie Heart Lol me too! But I plan I buying one at some point

LMFAO!! your comment made me laugh SO HARD! xD I don't think the 2K likes come from ppl with melodicas! HAHA WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE HE'S DAMN HOT AND FUCKING TALENTED (but also hot... with a teacher like this everyone would switch instrument!)

RenFoxyFox referring to tristan(1/2 of Melodica Men) and I!

He's using the royal We.

You mean the Lily Pichu video?

ME!!! I am gonna buy a melodica now ;-; lol

Llama 1.0 I actually came here from Gorillaz

ME XD Now i have the sudden urge to learn the melodica ; -;

HERE!!!!

Same I prefer it then the tube

using it more like a clarinet or saxophone- easier to walk around while playing it that way. For people who already know how to play the keyboard/piano, the tube is handy for getting the instrument in a position where you can look at the keys as you play, as you would be able to do with a keyboard.

Ur Human Toast the more notes you hold down, the more air it takes, so you can play all of them but it'll be real hard

I can probably play only a five note chord before it starts to feel uncomfortable, and this is coming from a trombonist. Although if you practice a lot I'm sure you can play even more than that with ease.

Two Duet Pianos do you know you are insulting yourself rn?

A matter of preference, I guess, and also the weight of the instrument. From the looks of things, The Melodica Men use these lightweight 37-key melodicas; Kaori Miyazono uses a 32-key Yamaha Pianica, which is a bit heavier.

Luna Productions same

We would recommend dabbing the inside of the melodica with a towel to get rid of the moisture that builds up. You could also carefully rinse it with a small amount of soap and water.

It can do multiple notes at once, but because you have to power it with your breath, it becomes more challenging the more notes that you want to play at once. I just got my melodica, and I've found that it's harder to get a good loud tone when playing a chord than when playing a single note. One or two notes at once are easy, three notes a bit harder, four notes feels significantly harder for me to play.

Hi Harry. Yes, we have our own branded melodica called the MM37. It's a good melodica to start on for musicians who've never played one before. You can find it here: www.melodicamen.com/store/p10/mm37 Cheers, Joe and Tristan

Melodica Men did you go with copper because it's better than Bronze for the reeds ? Or is it basically the same thing. I have yet to watch all your videos but thanks for doing these. I am very excited for the day I get my instrument and can start to follow along :)

@@GIjoeFan1976 An interesting question. I play harmonicas that come with either brass, phosphor bronze or steel reeds. I think they all work well. Steel reeds Supposedly last longer. Phosphor bronze reeds sound brighter and louder, at least to many folks' ears. I believe brass reeds have been around the longest. There are also harmonicas that were made with plastic reeds, the Magnus brand. One of the things that can markedly change the tone of the reeds and the melodica is how well embossed the reed slots are. The reeds float/vibrate while suspended in a slot in the reed plate. That slot's gap may be tightened up by embossing. That means pushing a slot's metal closer to the reed, narrowing the gap. The result is a brighter tone and the reed is more responsive because less air is lost through the gap between reed and reed plate. There is another process called chamfering. That involves pressing a Reed's metal so that it narrows the aforementioned gap. It is the trickier of the two processes.

Ashleigh Houser ye

Joe mama

daveeed not quite sure what you mean. If you press and blow and a note comes out, then it sounds like you're doing it all right!

Melodica Men I meant like it made the note and a ringing noise but it stopped. Sorry about the confusion!

fernandez how’d it go

I do know that it is possible to get some bends on melodica, used as ornamentations. I'm pretty sure they are not half or whole step bends like one may get on harmonicas. That suggests that, yes, you could hit quarter tones. That would mean that you have to know how to "blow bend" a reed. It is much the same action in the mouth as one uses on harmonicas when blow bending a reed's pitch Down. Stevie Wonder uses that ornamentation in his chromatic harmonica playing. Breath control is also key to getting that effect on melodicas. The breath should come from the diaphragm, you are "breathing" the note out while shaping and directing the back pressure a bit with your tongue at the same time. It also has much to do with the oral cavity you make in order to blow bend the pitch Down. It is NOT blowing harder, that only ruins reeds. If you can blow bend notes on holes 8-10 on the top end of a standard major tuned diatonic harmonica, you can likely hit quarter tones on a melodica, too. Hope this helps. Peace.

This guy explains it a little better than I could, using a technique I was not aware of, worth checking out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HcTI3aePTTo.html

It's actually more condensation of one's breath, not to be confused with saliva. Saliva is generally swallowed, not passed into the hose.