C diatonic harmonica needed
 
Module 4 of The Bending Course covers melodic blow bends. You'll learn to use blow bends as extra notes in your playing by holding their pitch accurately. There will be lots of practice exercises and a song study too.
 
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
 
PART 1
1.1 Introduction (0:25)
1.2 Learning goals (0:09)
1.3 Melodic blow bends (1:11)
1.4 Which notes are available? (2:29)
1.5 Using a tuner (1:24)
1.6 Using muscle memory (1:32)
1.7 Practice exercises intro (1:00)
1.8 Practice exercise A (hole 8) (0:35)
1.9 Practice exercise B (hole 9) (0:36)
1.10 Practice exercise C (hole 10) (0:45)
1.11 Conclusion & homework (0:24)
 
PART 2
2.1 Learning goals (0:15)
2.2 Moving between holes (0:31)
2.3 Practice exercises intro (0:46)
2.4 Practice exercise A (0:39)
2.5 Practice exercise B (0:37)
2.6 Practice exercise C (0:49)
2.7 Practice exercise D (0:38)
2.8 Creating your own exercises (1:12)
2.9 Conclusion & homework (0:24)
 
PART 3
3.1 Learning goals (0:12)
3.2 Song study 7 demo – Waltzing Matilda (top octave) (1:15)
3.3 Song study lesson (8:29)
3.4 Song study play-along (0:56)
3.5 Conclusion & homework (0:19)
 
PART 4
4.1 Learning goals (0:12)
4.2 Complex bending licks (blow and draw) (1:24)
4.3 Practice lick A (1:09)
4.4 Practice lick B (0:43)
4.5 Practice lick C (1:20)
4.6 Practice lick D (1:26)
4.7 Practice lick E (1:47)
4.8 Practice lick F (0:38)
4.9 Practice lick G (0:24)
4.10 Practice lick H (1:44)
4.11 Creating your own bending licks (0:47)
4.12 Conclusion (0:40)