JP ALLEN’S RHYTHM HARMONICA METHOD©: The fastest and easiest way for beginning and intermediate harmonica students to learn harmonica.

Hi. My name is JP Allen.

Whether you choose to check out my DVDs or not, if you follow the FREE ONLINE HARMONICA LESSONS I offer you on this website you will learn:

• “The Most Important Harmonica Technique”: How to position the harmonica in your mouth so you develop good habits. Learning this technique properly will be critical to your success and will prevent you from ending up frustrated and stuck like the majority of aspiring harmonica players.
  
  
• Two cool ways to chug on the harmonica
  
  
• Two simple harmonica chords
  
  
• My favorite trick for playing the harmonica with speed.
  

I have created a unique method of harmonica instruction that is specifically designed for two types of students:

1. Absolute beginning harmonica students who want rapid success and want to learn the right way the first time.

2. Beginning and intermediate level harmonica students who have learned techniques that don’t work and are now frustrated and stuck.

My revolutionary harmonica lessons will make it amazingly fun and easy:

• for you to create a sweet soulful harmonica tone
• for you to play your favorite songs
• for you to know exactly what to practice first to create good habits (instead of getting stuck and frustrated like the majority of harmonica students)
  

Imagine yourself hanging out with a friend on a back porch. He’s playing the guitar and you’re jamming right along with the harmonica. He’s blown away because he knows you’ve only been playing for a month. And you’re even more blown away - because you never imagined it would be this easy to jam!

If you’re willing to play along with my DVDs for a minimum of 20 minutes per week:

• you will be able to jam with other musicians (if you want to)
• you will be able to play lots of great sounding Chugging Train-Time Rhythm Patterns that will take you less than five minutes to learn
• you will learn the techniques that will enable you to sound like a pro

When I taught harmonica at the Austin Community College in the 1990s for a full college credit (as well as teaching harmonica for a decade at The University of Texas), I created a method that worked so well that it ensured the success of students who were too busy with their studies (and partying) to practice more than an hour a week.

FREE HARMONICA LESSON

THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNIQUE

In this lesson I will be sharing with you the technique that many other techniques will be built upon: The Deep Relaxed Embochure! I'm confident that The Deep Relaxed Embochure will enhance your tone and support you in leaning more challenging techniques with greater ease and enjoyment.

Are you Ready?

REVIEW OF THE “DEEP RELAXED EMBOUCHURE”

Figure 1: Notice that the harmonica is angled approximately 30-degrees. Here are the steps to learning “The Deep Relaxed Embouchure”. Feel free to use any harmonica you have available. Step 1. Look at the harp and make sure the holes and numbers are facing up. (If you have no numbers make sure the lowest note is on your left). Step 2. Moisten your lips. Place the harp deep in your mouth. Relax your lips. Step 3. Rotate the harp upward to create a 30-degree angle with the harmonica (as seen above in Figure 1) Step 4. Look in a mirror to make sure that your upper lip is RELAXED and covering the top metal surface of the harmonica as seen below in Figure 2. Figure 2: Deep Relaxed Upper Lip Important: I Do Not Recommend That You Tightly Pucker Your Upper Lip Contrary To What Is Taught By Most Harmonica Books!!! Step 5. Look in a mirror to make sure that your lower lip is only covering a small portion of the lower metal surface of the harmonica as seen below in Figure 3. Figure 3: The Harp Contacts the Inner Surface of the Lower Lip Step 6. Pull down your lower lip with your fingers to make sure that the inside skin of your lower lip is making contact with the harmonica (I know it's hard to tell from the above picture but the harp is actually touching inner tender surface of my lower lip). Step 7. Experiment with the angle of the harmonica and find a way that it sits comfortably on your lower lip. Step 8. Lick your lips for lubrication and try sliding around the harmonica playing any notes you like. For now, don't try to play one note at a time. It's more important that you relax and enjoy yourself. Make sure both lips and the muscles of your face are completely relaxed. Relax the jaw, and do not push the chin forward. I Do Not Recommend That You Pucker Your Lips!!! Figure 4. Don't do this! Figure 5. Do this !

In the upcoming video lessons I share with you on this web site, please practice "The Deep Relaxed Embouchure" on every exercise until you can do it automatically! My experience of teaching harmonica for over 20 years (since 1987) to at least a thousand harmonica students has taught me this: students that tightly pucker their lips may be unable to make the sounds they wish and are likely to become frustrated and stuck. I believe that many people have quit harmonica because they were unable to discover that the easiest way to learn more advanced harmonica techniques is to use The Deep Relaxed Embouchure. For free videos instruction on how to use “The Deep Relaxed Embouchure” and the secrets for how to play the harmonica at high speeds click here: