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Join the Beatles; play Yesterday today. On your harmonica.
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(13 ratings)
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Join the Beatles; play Yesterday today. On your harmonica.

Learn to play this amazing Lennon/McCartney piece and join a beat-jam - get my easy step by step guide, I'll show how...
Created byBen Hewlett
Last updated 11/2018
English
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What you'll learn

  • play Yesterday on your harmonica. You will also be able to learn all the songs in the INSTANT HARMONICA series so look out for the courses coming up

Course content

7 sections14 lectures1h 4m total length
  • Introduction to Yesterday4:11

    In this lecture I'm simply telling you what's in store.

    It's worth a quick watch and then we push on the the meat of the course in the next lecture.

  • Sing through and prepare for learning3:43

    I believe the best way to learn a piece of music is to sing it.


    So let's sing!


    Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.
    Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
    Oh, I believe in yesterday.


    Suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be.
    There's a shadow hanging over me.
    Oh, yesterday came suddenly.


    Why she had to go, I don't know, she wouldn't say.
    I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.


    Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
    Now I need a place to hide away.
    Oh, I believe in yesterday.


    Why she had to go, I don't know, she wouldn't say.
    I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.


    Yesterday love was such an easy game to play.
    Now I need a place to hide away.
    Oh, I believe in yesterday.


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Requirements

  • all you need is a ten hole diatonic harmonica in the key of C. You can get one locally or from my mail order shop sonnyboysmusicstore (link is on the last page of the course, in my profile or google it) - I'd recommend the Sonnyboys Special in C as a good all-round harmonica with low cost and great quality.

Description

INSTANT HARMONICA – play the wonderful Yesterday right now!

Respect and thanks to Lennon and McCartney for writing this amazing song.

If you have a tune that you would like me to teach please message me.

Take this course and play the tune instantly. No musical experience needed.

You will pick it up straight away without needing any music skills. This is easy to play and really fun to learn. You will be proud of your achievements and happy with the results.

'INSTANT HARMONICA' is a new series of courses where you learn one tune per course. You will find it is taught in a friendly and encouraging manner and most importantly is it taught v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. 

Ben Hewlett is a very experienced music teacher who is able to be very patient and methodical. Each lecture will introduce you to the next group of notes – usually just 4 new notes and that's it.

This method is very easy for you to pick up the tunes as they are repeated over and over again until you have got it. You can even re-run the video if you find it useful.

Take one course and learn your favourite tune. The try another. Remember you can always get your money back if you wish but otherwise you have lifetime access to the course.

Imagine how amazing it will feel when you whip out your harmonica and play this tune – your friends and family will carry you shoulder high in triumph. Hopefully they don't carry you out of town and dump you in the river, but hey, swimming's good as well.

The health benefits of playing the harmonica are well documented – google it. Your lungs get exercised, your lung capacity increases, aerobic movement is good for you, playing music makes you smarter they say. 

You will have fun on your own and with your friends, and more oxygen to the brain will make you think you are having a good time so it's all good.

COPYRIGHT POLICY

Respect and thanks to all the artists for writing and performing these amazing song that you want to learn.

The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 (extracts)

I quote:

 "Not more than 5% of a work may be copied under this section by or on behalf of an educational establishment in any period of 12 months, and for these purposes a work, which incorporates another work is to be treated as a single work. 

Fair dealing with a work for the purposes of private study does not infringe any copyright in the work.”

So 

  • Any recordings used in my courses represent less than 5% of the entire work and are already in the public domain on YouTube.
  • Any written transcriptions are written by me or my team to promote the work and the artist and to facilitate students who want to learn more about their music.
  • Any audio backing tracks are written and recorded by me or my team to promote the work and the artist and to facilitate students who want to learn more about their music.

If you are a copyright holder and feel I have used too much of your work please contact me on benhewlett@me.com or 07973284366 and I will remove whatever you feel is inapropriate without question..

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for complete beginners; you don't need any musical experience, I'll walk you through the whole thing very slowly step by step. If you are an advanced player you will cover the whole thing very fast and you may find it is too slow for you. However if you add tongue blocking and playing an octave down or using a different key harmonica you will get a big challenge here!