Introduction to the Gazell Method on Harmonica

Name: Introduction to the Gazell Method on Harmonica
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Duration1h 11m

Modules8

LevelIntermediate

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (1h 11m)

- 01. Checking the basics
  20:08
- 02. The Gazell method & half valving
  Free lesson
  11:51
- 03. The 3 advantages that half valving provides
  10:58
- 04. The importance of accurate bending on holes 2 & 3 draw
  11:58
- 05. 2 & 3 Hole Draw Bend Exercises
  2:22
- 06. Learning a jazz blues melody
  3:53
- 07. Soloing over a jazz blues chord progression
  3:28
- 08. Adding a cool horn line to this progression
  6:48

About this course

PT Gazell is a master of the half-valved diatonic harmonica. After years as a sought-after session player and sideman in Nashville, he took up half valving and opened the instrument to musical possibilities you simply can't reach on a standard diatonic harp.

In this course PT walks you through the three advantages half valving gives you, then drills the accurate 2 and 3 draw bends that make the method work, with plenty of demonstrations, practice exercises, PDFs and audio tracks. You'll put it straight to use learning a jazz blues tune - Wes Montgomery's "The Thumb" - complete with head, solo and a horn line over the changes. Grab a Gazell Method key of C harmonica and you're ready to start.

Who it's for

Intermediate harmonica players curious about half valving
Returning players ready to expand beyond standard diatonic
Blues players wanting to cross into jazz territory

What you'll learn

Bend accurately on holes 2 and 3 draw
Play a full jazz blues tune with solo
Add a horn line over a blues progression

What you'll need

A Gazell Method key of C harmonica
Willingness to slow down and refine your bends
A few minutes most days, practiced consistently

Meet the Guru

PT Gazell

PT Gazell has earned his position as a master of the diatonic harmonica. After years as the sought-after side man and session player for some of Nashville's greatest, PT discovered half-valving and his music literally soared to new heights.

No other player combines his phrasing, melodic style, song choices and improvisational abilities the way he does - in the end, it is a style all his own. Using his own signature instrument, the Gazell Method diatonic manufactured by Seydel, PT proves that the harmonica is capable of far more than most of us believe.

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In his courses, PT teaches half-valving straight from the source - so you can get started with the Gazell Method, master valved bends, and bring them into your own songs.

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