Harmonica Resource PDF with links
I created this PDF with working links as a way of answering some frequently asked questions about screws and nuts, tool sources, and other basic questions. Enjoy! www.rsleigh.com/RSHarpResources.pdf
Read MoreWooster Symphony Orchestra
I wanted to give you a heads up on a concert that I will be part of. On Sunday, May 15, 8:15 p.m. the Wooster Symphony Orchestra will be doing Nelson Riddle’s “Cross Country Suite,” which is an 11-movement work for solo clarinet, orchestra, and jazz band. Paquito D’Rivera is
Read MoreCompared To What?
I have always thought that one of the best ways to find out how I am doing in some area is to compare myself to others doing the same thing. I mean, how else do you do this? This just seems like a simple, obvious truth, the way the world
Read MoreAre We Having Fun Yet?
A while ago I made a short post on Harp-L, a great harmonica forum that has been around for quite a few years. Harp-L folks love to argue about things, and for the most part they are very good at expressing their passions without getting into too much of a
Read MoreReed Replacement Video
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Reed Replacement with rivet This is a video that I made for one of my harp tech students. It is a little rough, but shows some of my tricks of the trade. I could not figure out how to make this video fit in this screen and look professional. You
Read MoreThe Top Twelve Harmonica Mastery Skills
Whoever said practice makes perfect got it partially right. Practice the wrong things or practice the right things in a sloppy way and you will never make “perfect” no matter how much you practice. This gives us two questions to answer about practice: 1. What? 2. How? Let’s start with
Read MoreTool Kit Instructions & Articles
Here are the instructions for my tool kit, plus an article on my tools by Kinya Pollard. Some of the tools have changed, but the basics of using the tools are still the same. Tool kit Instructions Kinya Pollards Article
Read MoreTrain Rhythms & Pentatonic Scales
That is the current name of my instructional CDs that include my favorite warm-ups and chop builders for the diatonic harmonica. For people who bought my CDs, and for anyone curious about them, here are the instructions in the current form. I am doing a lot of revisions and additions
Read MoreMastery Log, continued…
Harmonica Mastery Log2 Here is a live excel file for you to use if you have the right software. I decided to make each square 15 minutes instead of an hour. This gives me a lot more feeling of accomplishment. Please read the Mastery log blog if you don’t know
Read MoreMastery Log
Template_Mastery_Log Here is a chart you can download that I created for tracking your time when you are learning a skill (like, for instance, playing the harmonica). I have read that it takes about 10,000 hours to truly master an instrument, or master a skill such as writing or painting.
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