Saturday Workshop Sessions
A series of Zoom tutorials taught by harmonica teachers and professional players.
HarmonicaUK Saturday Session Workshops
HarmonicaUK is pleased to announce the start of the members only Saturday Session Workshops, a series of Zoom tutorials taught by harmonica teachers and professional players.
The hour long sessions are planned to run bi-monthly and will alternate between the different types of harmonica, covering a wide variety of genres and topics.
These workshops are exclusively available for HarmonicaUK members and cannot be accessed by anyone else.
2023 Saturday Sessions
25th February - Aidan Sheehan - Diatonic
An Introduction to Cajun Music on the diatonic harmonica led by Aidan Sheehan
Cajun is an emblematic style of music of Louisiana and is rooted in the ballads of the French speaking Acadians of Canada
Join us for this fun and lively workshop to get an introduction to this popular style of music
You will need a 10 hole diatonic in the key of C for this session
You can watch a recording of the session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_SFpXIoTuA
You will find a link to download the notes/tab from the session in PDF format below
22nd April - Sam Spranger - Chromatic
Join us with HarmonicaUK ambassador and band member of The Bad Day, Sam Spranger as he presents this Saturday session workshop for Chromatic players
This is an hour long live zoom tutorial, with questions and answers at the end.
Dream a Little Dream of Me - breaking down a jazz standard, for all levels of Chromatic players.
You can watch a recording of the session here: https://youtu.be/F5MF8imQPRE
24th June - Paul Gillings - Diatonic
Paul Gillings heads up this one hour long live zoom session “Beyond The Blues” - will help players learn how to approach playing different music styles on the diatonic harmonica.
You can watch a recording of the session here:
https://youtu.be/dwjNdve06qc
12th August - Rachelle Plas - Diatonic
Join us for this hour long Zoom session with HarmonicaUK ambassador Rachelle Plas.
In this members only workshop, learn melodies, riffs and effects to play the Blues with a chance to ask questions at the end.
You can watch a recording of the session here:
https://youtu.be/i0MRFCbpnW8
14th October - Adam Glasser - Chromatic
An informal chromatic harmonica Q and A based on responses to two key questions.
You are invited to email Adam beforehand
9th December - Simon Joy - Tremolo
Join us on this one hour session
Focusing on phrasing and rhythm of traditional folk tunes
Notes/Tab from the 2023 Saturday Sessions
February 2023 - Aidan Sheehan - Notes/Tab
April 2023 - Sam Spranger - Tab