Moving between holes/notes - how to make it easy and smooth (beginner harmonica players lesson) 

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I've looked at various videos on learning the harmonica since taking it up a few weeks ago. I've found your tutorials by far & away the best Liam. Very clear & concise. Thank you for the time you have taken in putting them together.

This was so helpful. Heading to your website to get some exercises. Thank you so much. You feel good.

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Excellent will add to my scale practice with other instruments :)

thank you, this video is very helpful to me.

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Thanks for the wise advice presented kindly and informatively. I don't know if this may be of use, or if it's silly, but as a brand new harmonica player, I memorize "by feel" and habit, some middle hole positions by where my nose touches along my index finger. For example the 4 hole is right where my nose tip touches the second knuckle of my index finger. And the 7 hole lines up closely with the first knuckle. It helps when I need to find that 4 hole for the start of a song, or when I need to find it part way through a simple tune. I guess this will vary with finger lengths and how each person holds the instrument. Just a few thoughts. Thanks again!!!

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Just learned Hallelujah! Could you maybe do a video on Ecstasy of Gold? I could probably learn it on my own but your video on it would help a lot! Thanks!

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Great teacher great lesson! If u dont' mind can u teach us how did u play 12 bar blues in 06:53

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Just watched video. I paused quite a few times to practice my single notes, wow , I might keep learning this beautiful instrument. This video is by far the best beginner vid I have watched. Well Done.

I'm struggling with my lips dragging on the harmonica. They seem to dry up really quickly and it makes it difficult to move up and down.

very good advice, see you in Edinburgh

Thank u for the advice.i am from Bangladesh... How can i get your lessons

Today a finally received my Special 20 harp, so I will surely use your videos to learn the starting techniques of playing single notes, I can tell it is difficult from my first day though:)

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Hi.. Love from India.. I have just started taking your Harmonica lessons on youtube. I wanted to purchase the practice notes.. But the link is not taking me to the purchase page.. Can you help me get them please...🤟

would like to see you do Willie Foster's hoochie coochie man live at the airport grocery would be awesome! thanks great video lesson today!

im on a c harmonica and need to know how to tell what hole i'm on because i start on 1 and cant tell yet what i'm on

Could not find major scales on your website. Please will you perhaps give more information.

hi liam, would you please show an example of playing these notes in the middle of the harp as if I was trying to play along with a blues group without practice, strictly ad lib, thanks, your fan and student at the Edinburgh classes, jim church

Where exactly is the set of scales exercises? I bought the wrong one (scales for blues 1st. pos.)

I find it easier going up the scale than down for some reason so I practice down much more

So it’s my first day... and no joke, by the grace of God I am able to play single notes somehow... idk how but it’s like 70% of the time I get a single note here

Can you play the pokemon theme song in tremolo harmonica.

What do you do if you play in a band that tunes a half step down from standard on every song?? So if a song is c standard, but since my band is half down, how do I choose the right harmonica?

Do you have any advice on moving between two notes very quickly without playing the note between? Say, from -6 to -8? Forgive me if you mentioned it in the video.

Where are the exercises? I didn't see them.

You can make a vídeo teaching leave her Jhonny for beginners?

ive been playing for about 9 years... minus the last 5 lol.... and i have never understood the hole covering with my tounge thing. the easiest thing ive found is curling my tounge and blowing out the middle... any suggestions on how to do it the right way? also your videos are great for brushing up too

Hi Liam, I had asked for the Tabs for the classic song Doe a Deer, from the movie The sound of music but haven't received any reply from you. Please let me know if you will be doing this song ?? I am a beginner and am enjoying your lessons ! Keep up the good work. An early reply will be appreciated. Thanks.

For some reason Liam, I can play the scale notes well right up to -7 and then everything falls apart. I am practicing but that -7 note seems elusive. I appreciate that in going from a -6 to a -7 that the two draws in a row may throw off the rhythm a bit. But even taking it real slow, it seems hard to the point where I am suspecting my harmonica. Have you had any feedback on this or as I suspect is it just me? The high notes even sound a bit off to me and this is a $75 harmonica so I am not thinking that it should be the instrument itself.

Hi Liam I have a request to learn how to play Nothing Else Matters by Metallica on the harmonica

theres no sharps or flats Liam ?

Once again many thanks for your sound advice. Go slow to get fast.

I've got a weird problem. Just bought a cheap harmonica and it's supposed to be in C but I noticed that i can only blow in hole 1 draw from hole 2 , blow in 3 , draw from 4 etc... When watching youtube video's I notice you should be able to draw and blow through each hole right? Also the note C starts at hole 1 ( blow) and comes back in by drawing in hole 8. Am I missing something?

I feel my harmonica is broken. Why I think so is because when I try to draw in windows like 7,8,9 or 1,2, I have to pull out too much. And the sound is also very unsatisfactory. Is it because my harmonica is too spitty?

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Can you teach despacito?

Are you still accepting new students for lessons.

My takeaway from this video. -Start small. -Fix your notes until you get right!

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