Piano Backing Track for "Silent NIght"

Fri, 12/27/2013 - 5:16pm
Written by howard

howard levy harmonica lessonAs requested, my spontaneous piano arrangement of "Silent Night" that I played harmonica to on Christmas Eve. I put it in Advanced in Tracks, which are found in Study Materials. I used an A harp, playing in E (cross harp/2nd position) and C, the key of 4OB (like Eb on a C harp), then back to E. If any of you want to try playing along, have at it.

Howard Levy Plays Harmonica at the Holiday Party

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 6:53pm
Written by AW

howard levy at the artistworks holiday party

All the hardworking folks at ArtistWorks were in for a surprise at the annual ArtistWorks Holiday Party. Little did we know (except for the few involved in the planning), we were going to be treated to an appearance from Howard Levy, who suddenly appeared with harmonica in hand and ready to play! He broke into a festive medley of familar Holiday tunes, some of which you can hear in the video below. This was just recorded on the fly with an iPhone, but the music is beautiful. 

New Blues Harmonica Lesson

Fri, 11/22/2013 - 4:45pm
Written by AW

blues harmonica lesson

Greetings, we've got a new harmonica lesson up: "Blues In A - On a C Harp". Click on the image to have it open in a new window, or find it in the Advanced or Jazz lesson areas. 

Harmonica Heroes on NPR featuring Howard Levy

Wed, 11/20/2013 - 10:56am
Written by AW

harmonica show on npr

Howard Levy was recently featured on the NPR program "The Colin McEnroe Show" along with some other great harmonica players including Don DeStefano, Chris DePino, Trina Hamlin, and Ryan Hartt.

This is a really cool show that gets deep into the history of harmonica and tackles topics like diatonic vs. chromatic, female harmonica players, different genres of harmonica music, and a whole lot more.

Click here to listen to the show on NPR!