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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

(Sons of Harmonica Teacher Dave Gage)

"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.

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How to Play the Harmonica: Beginner Tips

Tip- "Move Harmonica, Not Head"

A simple playing tip to speed up your movement and add accuracy in single notes.

Beginner Harmonica Chords

Dave gives a general overview of what you can obtain from both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas in regards to harmonica chords.

Advantage of 2nd Position over 1st, Bluesy Bends

In this excerpt, Dave discusses some of the reasons for playing in either 1st Position or 2nd Position.

SAMPLE VIDEO: Advanced Harmonica Tips

Breathing Tip- "Follow Thru with Airflow"

Dave explains how the concept of "Follow Through", as found in many sports, also applies directly to your breathing and airflow.

Blues Scale Sections

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.

Tonguing Technique- Chicken Call

Dave demonstrates how you can use the "Tonguing" technique to create interesting sounds such as the "Chicken Call".

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