Asthma And Lung Uk Participants
2025
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR HARMONICA WITH BEN HEWLETT
Asthma And Lung Uk Participants September 2024
IF YOU HAVE JOINED US FOR ASTHMA AND LUNG UK CLASSES OR MY ONLINE FRIDAY CLASSES - YOU WILL NEED TO LOOK OVER THIS!
GOOD LUCK
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HOW TO CLEAN YOUR HARMONICA WITH BEN HEWLETT
MIDDLE AND LOW
WARM UP 1
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THIS IS A GREAT EXERCISE
START IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HARMONICA
THEN WE WILL WORK ON THE LOWER REEDS
MAYBE TRY THIS WITH THE C MAJOR DIATONIC HARMONICA
AND SWAP TO THE G MAJOR HARMONICA
Oh When The Saints Go Marching In
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Practise this song all the way through.
Please warm up below doing so.
Also sing along or say the words then play the Harmonica ca ca ca.
If you are struggling for breathe. Stop and listen.
Please note: this is a 3 min song.
The harmonica is a fantastic instrument which does rely on brain power.
TAKE A NAP AFTER! :)
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD THESE SONGS AND PRINT THEM OUT
IRISH MUSIC - COUNTRY MUSIC
FEBRUARY AND MARCH SESSIONS 2024
29th MARCH 2024
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A MASTERCLASS WITH ED HOPWOOD.
1) We cover Bob Dylan style playing... THE BLUES IN THE FIRST POSITION!
2) Listening to songs - trying to play Dirty Old Town (without music)
3) Reading tabs - arrows - and learning Dirty Old Town.
Ska Rhythms
Here is the song we worked on last week with Ed Hopwood.
(I will update the tab asap)
I would like it if you could practice this off beat rhythm
(please take your time and pracise your out breathe)
OFF BEAT
Tap (+ ) Tap ( + ) Tap ( + ) Tap ( +)
1 2 3 4
I would like it if you could blow on holes 123 (+)
If you find this hard try blowing holes 567 (+)
Please note we are playing this piece on the (+) and tapping feet on the (numbers)
Reggae and Dub
Please try and practice each day!
5 - 10mins
1) See the video opposite!
2) Play one line of a song which you find differcult : Fields of gold, What a wonderful world or Blue moon.
3) play an easy song
NEW WARM UP
12 Jan 2024
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Please practise this and stop if you need to.
This is all about the out breathe.
- take your time
- stop if you need to
- record the number you got to
Happy New Year ALL
I am introducing 'licks' to our musical knowledge.
These will help us to develope 'solo' techniques and add texture and fun to our Blues playing.
Please practice and start counting out loud!
5th January
LICK 1 and LICK 2
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Count: 1 2 3 4+
The arrows 'down' mean to DRAW
Arrows 'up' mean to BLOW
1) play Lick 1 once through - then count 4 bars rest - play Lick 1 again.
Make sure you have a break inbetween.
2) to test yourself, try playing lick 1
- twice
- three times
- four times
Without a break!
Fields of Gold
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Have a listen to these 2 versions of this song.
i will add a backing track soon so you can play along to the piece.
Remember to take your time!
Go line by line through the piece (just like Oh When The Saints) this will help you to manage intervals (the space inbetween 2 notes)
Our aim is to make this piece FLOW!
(see ode to joy)
practice single notes (try to do this each day)
Below are the two different versions of the song ready for download....
The first is at normal speed
The second is at a slow speed
I have played the piece without single notes, so you can hear what it could sound like with breathing control.
Hi All,
WELCOME TO WEEK 1 - THE MAY SESSIONS
LICK 1
Backing TRACK - See Spotify player (below)
"12 Bar Blues Jam track in G major"
(Remember to pace yourself when practicing,
5 - 10 mins a day.... even just blowing and drawing into this instrument will help you... swap from C major and the G major)
WEEK 2
JEAN GENIE
by DAVID BOWIE
(original key - A major Harmonica)
We are jamming with LICK 1 on the C Major HArmonica
(see week 1)
DRAW DRAW DRAW BLOW DRAW = CHORDS OF
G G G C G
BLOWING ON A C MAJOR HARMONICA
3 4 7
2 5 8 = C MAJOR CHORD (C E G)
1 6 9
DRAWING ON A CMAJOR HARMONICA
-3 -2
-2 = D G B (2nd inversion) -3 = ( G B D) G MAJOR CHORD
-1 -4
PLEASE NOTE - A CHORD CAN BE PLAYED 3 DIFFERENT WAYS - we call this INVERSIONS)
WEEK 3
TRY TO PLAY ALL THREE LICKS
Start off by using your hand movement
DRAW DRAW BLOW DRAW
LICK 1 (see above video)
LICK 2
Play this lick slowly
When practicing try and do little but often
5 mins - 3 times a day!
WELCOME TO THE JUNE SESSIONS
We started working on 3 songs
Lady Madonna - The Beatles
Pack Up Your Troubles - 1st world war song 1915 (written by George Henry Powell)
Old Joe Clarke
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Bluegrass Trad
LADY MADONNA
This piece is a lot of fun
We will use this as a warm up through out June.
Sing through the song first - then play the piece line by line.
Try playing it on the C major and then the G major
(this song is orignally on the A major harmonica - then going to the C major harmonica on the chorus)
Pack Up Your Troubles
This piece is a massive challange and trying to pucker correctly is key!
Practice only the first 2 lines.
WARM UP WITH
-8 7 -6 6
Make sure you know where hole -8 is!
Use a G major harmonica
(not to scare your animals away!)
Old Joe CLarke
This is one of my favourite harmonica songs to play.
We are playing this in 2 parts throughout June and July.
If you forget how it goes.... have a look at this youtube clip
Only play PART 1
HARMONICA SESSIONS
SEPTEMBER 2023
THE 12 BAR BLUES BACKING TRACK!
THE 12 BAR BLUES
I am introducing different ways to learn the Blues pattern;
There are 5 different patterns here all using a 'key' like a map to get around the 12 bars.
Ex 4 is the hardest as you will be asked to play a riff.....
Ex 1 is easier - but please be careful not to over do the draws - learning maybe to have one beat rest! D D D (D) - the bracket here shows maybe you should take a breathe??
Ex 5 -is back to the beginning of our blues career! Draw and holding the note - again learn to take a breathe at the end of the bar..
Try to use the backing track above.
We will use this sheet for the next month of October!
Asthma And Lung Uk Participants April 2024
IF YOU HAVE JOINED US FOR ASTHMA AND LUNG UK CLASSES OR MY ONLINE FRIDAY CLASSES - YOU WILL NEED TO LOOK OVER THIS!
GOOD LUCK
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HOW TO CLEAN YOUR HARMONICA WITH BEN HEWLETT
MIDDLE AND LOW
WARM UP 1
⭐️ ⭐️
THIS IS A GREAT EXERCISE
START IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HARMONICA
THEN WE WILL WORK ON THE LOWER REEDS
MAYBE TRY THIS WITH THE C MAJOR DIATONIC HARMONICA
AND SWAP TO THE G MAJOR HARMONICA
Oh When The Saints Go Marching In
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Practise this song all the way through.
Please warm up below doing so.
Also sing along or say the words then play the Harmonica ca ca ca.
If you are struggling for breathe. Stop and listen.
Please note: this is a 3 min song.
The harmonica is a fantastic instrument which does rely on brain power.
TAKE A NAP AFTER! :)
HARMONICA SESSIONS
Ed Hopwood
To complete the month - here is Ed Hopwoods Master class.
Take your time and enjoy!
1st part - Reggae Rhythm
2nd Part - Old school Folk Tune (over 100 years old)
Songs to Practice 2024
SONG 1
BAD MOON RISING
SONG TWO
THE FAREWELL WALTZ
SONG 3
ODE TO JOY
BEETHOVEN
Whilst playing this piece try to keep your lips constantly on the harmonica.
Blow and draw in a natural way.
Have a look at Howard Levy on breathing!
WEEK 4
WATERBOUND
Hello all
Here is todays session,.
It had to be moved due Mary scotts funeral (in Northampton) on Friday.
Today we covered these things
1) Wagon Wheel
2) BLUES LICKS 1, 2 3
3) THE FARWELL WALTZ (performance)
Thankyou for understanding that the session had to be moved and see you all next week!
I would also like to take this opportunity to say we at Harmonica ca ca ca wish Robert and his family condolences at this differcult time.
Chris x
HARMONICA SESSIONS
DECEMBER 2023
FATHER CHRISTMAS
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4 -4 5 4 4 -4 5 4
Father Christmas Father Christmas
5 -5 6 5 -5 6
He got stuck, He got stuck
6 -6 6 -5 5 4
Coming down the chimney
6 -6 6 -5 5 4
Coming down the chimney
4 3 4
What Bad Luck
4 3 4
What Bad Luck
TUESDAY 5th JULY 2022
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Welcome our Tuesday session!
This is PART 1
ENJOY
20th May 2022 : 1 hour session : 10.30am
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Here was our morning session just in case you missed it!
The songs we have chosen are
You are my sunshine
Oh When the Saints
Peach Tree
Tuesday 18th July 2023 Harmonica session LIVE
Just in case you missed it... here it is...
ONE HOUR OF SINGING FOR LUNG HEALTH!
January and February 2023 was all about country music
January and February we will be exploring the harmonica world of Country Music and Bluegrass
MASTERCLASS WITH ED HOPWOOD
Introducing the second position
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BLUEGRASS STYLE
OFF BEAT
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BLUEGRASS STYLE
KNOCKA
TUCKA
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COUNTRY TRACK
(USE THE TWELVE BAR BLUES)
1) 1 & 2 & 3 &.4 - draw on '&'
2) DOUBLES ' KNOCKA'
TUCKA 'breathe out'
3) DOUBLES EVERYTIME
'KNOCKA KNOCKA'
THE FOX CHASE
plus Cluck Old Ole Hen
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WATERBOUND
First Verse
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JANUARY 2023 MASTERCLASS WITH ED HOPWOOD
Introducing Pick a Bale of Cotton
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This is a brand new warm up for my FRIDAY harping sessions and for you beginners out there with ASTHMA AND LUNG UK!
Take your time to blow or draw on the position given.... remember you can blow or draw more than one hole! eg... if it says 5.... you can blow 4,5,6 together.
ENJOY
GLISSANDO - HAVE A GOOD TIME
THIS IS A GREAT EXERCISE TAKEN FROM BEN HEWLETT AND PAUL LENNON to kick off APRIL SESSIONS
1) CHOO CHOO CHOOOO
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2) CHOO CHACKA CHOOO
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3) TRY BOTH
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I have adapted it for our sessions, moving between the two sounds.
Please try this on different harmonicas A, G , Bb, C , A
It can be challenging. We are drawing and blowing.
If you struggle try just to do 1 of these not 4!
And please always remember DO WHAT YOU CAN!!
OLD JOE CLARKE
This song is tricky.
Take your time and go through it LINE by LINE
Make sure you listen first to understand the melody.
GOOD LUCK
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Delilah
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This song is hard because you need to play single notes :()
TAKE YOUR TIME ON EACH NOTE
This is played on a C major diatonic and you can play along with the track.
VERSE
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3 2
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3
-6 6 -5 5 -4
5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 -3 -3// -2
CHORUS
5 4 6 5 -5 -4
-5 -4 -6 -5 6 5
5 -5 6
6 6 -5 -5 -5 5 5 5 -4
5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3 -4 4
FRIDAY 10th MARCH SESSION 2023
3 songs for St Patricks Day.
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Please practice these for next week
Take your time learning each one.
Maybe you will be able to play me an Irish song next week??
Tuesday 18th July 2023 Harmonica session LIVE
Just in case you missed it... here it is...
ONE HOUR OF SINGING FOR LUNG HEALTH!
HOLLY AND THE IVY
SWEET CHARMING BELLS
RECORDINGS FOR OUR GIG ON DECEMBER 19th 2022
Here are Live recordings (1st Dec 2022) of us singing and rehearsing, it will help to listen. The Coventry Carol is the hardest song we have. Please take time to listen to it, sometimes our tuning can go funny on this carol, so when singing it please keep this in mind.
EYEBROWS UP!
CHRISTMAS SONGS
2022
FATHER CHRISTMAS
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4 -4 5 4 4 -4 5 4
Father Christmas Father Christmas
5 -5 6 5 -5 6
He got stuck, He got stuck
6 -6 6 -5 5 4
Coming down the chimney
6 -6 6 -5 5 4
Coming down the chimney
4 3 4
What Bad Luck
4 3 4
What Bad Luck
JINGLE BELLS
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FATHER CHRISTMAS
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
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SET LIST
SINGING FOR LUNG HEALTH XMAS CONCERTS
THE ORDER
DORMI DORMI
IN THE BLEAK MID
WHITE CHRISTMAS
WINTER WONDERLAND
A NIGHTINGALE SANG
LET IT BE
WHEN IM SIXTY FOUR
LOVE CALL ME HOME
ONWAS WATLZ
SILENT NIGHT
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE XMAS
ARTIST OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER 2022 - THE BEATLES
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time[1] and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form.[2] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.[3]
RIFF OF THE MONTH
-5 5 -4 -2 -2 -2 -2
LOVE LOVE ME DO.
1963
ARTIST OF THE MONTH : OCTOBER 2022
LITTLE WALTER
Little Walter was one of the major figures in postwar Chicago blues. Influenced by guitarists as well as by senior harmonica players, he brought a singular variety of phrasing to the blues harmonica. His solos were cunningly crafted, alternating riffs and flowing lines. He was a pioneer of playing a harmonica directly into a handheld microphone and developed expressive techniques to enhance his playing. Though his vocal range was small, his singing often emulated Waters’s style. His most popular song was “My Babe,” and his finest work included “Sad Hours,” “Off the Wall,” and “Can’t Hold Out Much Longer.” Little Walter was chosen for the inaugural class (1980) of the Blues Hall of Fame, and in 2008 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Little Walter, byname of Marion Walter Jacobs, (born May 1, 1930, Marksville, Louisiana, U.S.—died February 15, 1968, Chicago, Illinois), American blues singer and harmonica virtuoso who was one of the most influential harmonica improvisers of the late 20th century.
Raised on a Louisiana farm, Little Walter began playing harmonica in childhood, and by the time he was 12 he was playing for a living on New Orleansstreet corners and in clubs. In his teens he gradually worked northward, settling in Chicago about 1946; there he began recording in 1947 and played in Muddy Waters’s blues band (1948–52)
After Little Walter’s 1952 harmonica solo “Juke” became a popular song, he successfully led his own bands in Chicago and on tours. In the 1960s alcoholism curtailed his career, and he died following a street fight.
TRY THIS RIFF OUT
LITTLE WALTER RIFF
3 -3 -3 4 4 -3 3
MAY
Sonny Boy Williamson, byname of John Lee Williamson, (born March 30, 1914, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.—died June 1, 1948, Chicago, Illinois), American blues vocalist and the first influential harmonica virtuoso, a self-taught player who developed several technical innovations on his instrument.
Williamson traveled through Tennessee and Arkansas with mandolinist Yank Rachell and guitarist Sleepy John Estes, working in bars, on the streets, and at parties from the late 1920s until he settled in Chicago in 1934. Williamson began recording in 1937, using small bands composed of a guitar, string bass, and sometimes a piano. Characteristically, he alternated vocal phrases with harmonica phrases, built melodic solo choruses, and preferred fast “jump” tempos. Every aspect of his style, including his slight speech impediment, has been imitated. Working in Chicago blues clubs, Williamson prefigured the post-World War II electric blues; he performed with Muddy Waters, an adherent of electronic amplification, in 1943.
At the height of his popularity, Williamson was robbed and murdered while walking home from a blues bar.
Another blues singer and harmonica player,Alex, or Aleck, Miller, who was called Rice Miller, took Sonny Boy Williamson’s name, insisting that he had invented it. He performed, toured, and recorded under it from 1941, when he began playing on the popular King Biscuit Time radio broadcasts in Helena, Arkansas, until his death in 1965.
He also recorded for Chess Records and toured Europe, often with rock bands, and the second Sonny Boy Williamson arguably became better known than the first. Both were inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were an American folk and rock music duo. They were two childhood friends, who found fame in the 1960s. Their songs, including "Mrs. Robinson", "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", "The Sound of Silence", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water", all composed by Simon, are still popular to this day.
Their free concert in New York City's Central Park in 1981 was the biggest concert ever, with 500,000 people (about the same number as Woodstock)
This month we will learn songs and melodies on the diatonic harmonica.
FOLK TUNES
We will looking at how Folk tunes are formed throughout the month of August.
From simple melodies to folk tunes such as reels and jigs, slip jigs and double slip jigs.
(SEE SHEET MUSIC ABOVE) UP TO YOU
They don't have to be played fast either to enjoy them!
ARTISTS WILL INCLUDE THROUGHOUT JULY AND AUGUST:
THE POGUES
(REPEAL OF THE LICENSING LAW)
BOB DYLAN
(BLOWIN IN THE WIND)
NEIL YOUNG
(HEART OF GOLD)
TOM PETTY
(YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS)
THE KESH JIG
He was born Saunders Terrell. His father, who was a farmer and musician, taught him the basics of harmonica playing. At the age of 16 he became blind. Because of this he was not able to work on the farm of his father. He started playing music. He developed a harmonica style which included also vocal parts and hollers. Also the imitation of trains was part of his style.
In 1938 he played in the Carnegie Hall during the first From Spirituals to Swing concert. The same year he recorded for the Library of Congress. Although he was famous as pure folk blues artist he also played jump blues in a band. From 1941 till 1982 he played together with the guitarist Brownie McGhee (1915-1996). He also played with other folk and blues legends like Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Champion Jack Dupree, Blind Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy amongst others.
In the 1980s he stopped due to age his career.He played only some concerts. He died in 1986. This year he also was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame.
This month throughout April we will be getting to know this incredible musician and understand some of his tricks and riffs!
Come On Board!
1pm - 2pm Friday throughout April.
