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Welcome

You finally made it. Welcome to THE International Marching Harmonica Band: the next big thing in music (which was the last big thing in 1858) and it fits into your pocket.

Join us weekly for an online play-along. Check the calendar on the home page for details.

We’re not really doing any marching … yet … so don’t worry about standing up from your La-Z-Boy.

The main purpose of this website is to encourage you to make more music on the harmonica melodically with other people and as a soloist sometimes using a backing track. You’ll become a more knowledgeable musician using real sheet music and theory. Learning some of this will be painful, but mostly it’s the good stuff and it’ll make you a happier and more competent human being.

This website is for diatonic and chromatic harmonica players. It is focused on playing harmonica with other musicians in ensembles. I don’t teach blues harmonica here since there’s plenty of that on the internet already (and I think it’s kinda meh).

I use real sheet music with tablature meant to teach you more than just a series of numbers to memorize. Harmonica can be a wonderful instrument for learning lots more about music generally and it’s a really lovely way to avoid singing if you’re not into that sort of thing.

I am focused on teaching harmonica, developing advanced musicianship, playing melodies, using backing tracks, and of course playing multiple parts in ensemble work. Right now, harmonicas are being used by eighty year old white guys playing creaky tunes on back porches, or by dudes in hats and sunglasses bending chords that sound the same in every blues bar across the world. It’s charming in its way, but harmonica deserves more and it’s waiting for a new generation of players. Is that you?

Make good use of the menu to find what you need. The front page will be the place to find the most recent updates to the site.

This website is always being updated. I try to make it as friendly on your phone as possible, but it’s definitely better on a computer.

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