C diatonic harmonica needed
 
Month 9 of The Intermediate Harmonica Course is all about blow-bends. We'll learn how to bend on holes 7-10 and cover both inflective and melodic versions of these notes. There will be a song study and plenty of practice exercises.
 
You'll get:
 
Step-by-step course to download and keep forever
Short lessons in easy-to-follow chunks
Technical studies and practice exercises
Song studies, tabs and demos
 
COURSE SUMMARY
 
WEEK 1
1.1 Introduction (0:29)
1.2 Learning goals (0:06)
1.3 What is blow bending? (1:30)
1.4 Which notes will blow bend? (1:31)
1.5 How to blow bend – Part 1 (2:46)
1.6 How to blow bend – Part 2 (5:23)
1.7 Blow bend demos (2:29)
1.8 Conclusion & homework (0:26)
 
WEEK 2
2.1 Learning goals (0:15)
2.2 Inflective blow bends (1:17)
2.3 Blow bend exercises intro (1:49)
2.4 Blow bend exercise A (1:18)
2.5 Blow bend exercise B (0:57)
2.6 Blow bend exercise C (0:41)
2.7 Blow bend exercise D (1:01)
2.8 Blow bend exercise E (1:07)
2.9 Jaw vibrato on holes 7-10 blow (1:35)
2.10 Scooping the blow bend (2:31)
2.11 Conclusion & homework (0:21)
 
WEEK 3
3.1 Learning goals (0:15)
3.2 Adding blow bend scoops to a song (1:52)
3.3 Song demo – Saints (upper octave) (0:50)
3.4 Song lesson – tabs (3:27)
3.5 Song lesson – adding bends (5:00)
3.6 Play-along (0:43)
3.7 A note on overbends (2:02)
3.8 Conclusion & homework (0:15)
 
WEEK 4
4.1 Learning goals (0:17)
4.2 Melodic blow bends intro (1:45)
4.3 Melodic blow bend exercise A (0:53)
4.4 Melodic blow bend exercise B (0:44)
4.5 Melodic blow bend exercise C (0:41)
4.6 Melodic blow bend exercise D (0:32)
4.7 Using melodic blow bends in songs (0:58)
4.8 Conclusion (0:28)