Category Archives: Harmonica

What is embouchure? Lip-Pursing, Tongue-Blocking or U-Blocking?

Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I’ll be answering a great harmonica question from Rafael – What is embouchure? Lip-Pursing, Tongue-Blocking or U-Blocking? Complete Beginner? Join my FREE 4 Week Blues Harmonica Foundation eCourse by clicking here. Harmonica School Serious about improving on harmonica? Check out My Online Harmonica School … Continue reading What is embouchure? Lip-Pursing, Tongue-Blocking or U-Blocking?

7 Tips For Better Blues Harmonica Tone

Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I’ll be talking about the number of things that need to come together to get great Blues Harmonica Tone. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQoyUMkM60?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&w=640&h=360] Here are 7 tips to help you get better blues harmonica tone. 1. Relax 2. Get The Harmonica Nice and Deep 3. Play … Continue reading 7 Tips For Better Blues Harmonica Tone

5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Harmonica

Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I’ll be talking about preconceptions about learning harmonica especially when you’re just getting started. I certainly know that I did. I also know that a lot of these preconceptions probably held me back and stopped me from improving as fast as I wanted to. … Continue reading 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Harmonica

Harmonica Microphones | Harp Tone Tips with Hank Shreve

Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I’ll be talking about harmonica microphones as something of a dark art. Fear not though, Hank Shreve will be helping to demystify them in this clip from his recent seminar “Hank’s Harp Tone Tips’ over at Tomlin Harmonica School. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXNjieMo0dg?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&w=640&h=360] Hank Shreve Check … Continue reading Harmonica Microphones | Harp Tone Tips with Hank Shreve

Hohner Crossover | Is this harmonica worth it?

Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I’ll be talking about Hohner Crossover – I’ve been receiving quite a lot of requests to review/demo some out of the box harmonicas so I thought I would start with one of the models I use a lot. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHD-Pk3tlrk?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&w=640&h=360] Download lesson resources here … Continue reading Hohner Crossover | Is this harmonica worth it?

Is this the BEST harmonica microphone?

Tomlin Harmonica Lessons Hello and welcome to this week’s lesson where I’ll be talking about the Hohner Harp Blaster HB52 Microphone. I decided to buy one to see if it is the best harmonica microphone or not. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37D2RHgyF1A?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&w=640&h=360] Here is my signal chain if you are interested in that kind of thing; Hohner Crossover … Continue reading Is this the BEST harmonica microphone?