Cool, thanks!

It would actually be AM I think, like audio-rate vibrato. Sorry to be a nerd.

@@robappleby583 I think you're right. I got the two mixed. Since your voice is pumping more or less air through at audio frequencies, its changing the AMPLITUDE of the melodica.

That's a cool drone or pedal sound, or parallel intervals, or if you can sing harmony into the melodica...

Thanks Kenzie :-)

Great to hear this video has helped!

Which techniques did you find didn't transfer well, and which did transfer?

Good work!

Great tip, thanks, must try this!

Really nice to hear this! Thanks

Thank you!!

Yeah, it's those tiny details that make all the difference!

Wow! I useta think melodica is an easy-peasy instrument that almost anyone could play - silly me! Now i see i have it all to learn 🙂. Santa is bringing a melodica each to my 2 granddaughters (aged 9 and 5) and one for me, too! Thought i might teach them how to play - now i can see THEY may be teaching ME!! 😂 really like that idea! We can learn from each other 🙂 ❤ ❤ 👍🏼

Great to hear this - taps, cuts and triplets are all Irish :-)

You're welcome, glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful. Tonguing techniques really add a lot to what you can do with a melodica...!

Great to have you around :-)

I was hoping someone would say that :-)

That’s great! Good to practice as much as you can :-)

@@MelodicaWorld just wondering do you have any good books to learn melodica from? I enjoy good Irish music and folk.

@@CreativeSteve69 I'm writing one now! It's finished, but just getting the design done. I'll have the details on my website once its ready: melodicaworld.com

Glad it’s helpful! 😀

Really pleased it was helpful :-)

Hey, glad you found it helpful :-) I don’t have a bass melodica unfortunately

Hey, thanks for watching. This makes sense for a left handed player...

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad to hear that, thanks

Really pleased the videos been helpful, minimal effort, is the ultimate technique!

Thanks Ladson!

Great to hear this :-)

True! Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching:-)

You’re welcome!

Happy to help!

Thanks!

Hi Jay, thanks for watching! If you're playing different pitches, you don't need to articulate, you can just use your fingers

Glad you like it! The melodica is one I made, but there’s lots of Yamaha parts in it, so it sounds similar to a Pianica. But I agree, nice to have a good looking instrument:-)

Good point, got me thinking! Something to also consider is that when notes are played louder on the melodica, the pitch drops, so perhaps there is a sort of vibrato too?

Thanks for the feedback, great to hear this

Glad you like it! It’s made of ebony wood, but has Yamaha reeds, so very similar sound to a P37D

I did! Are they not working?

+Oh Toys I’m not teaching at the moment, but if you have any questions while you learn, post them on the melodicaworld.com forum, and I’ll answer there. My advice would be to pick one tune recording, take one phrase, or part of a phrase, and see how close you can get it to sound. Players tend to make changes each time the tune repeats, so maybe just stick to the first time round if a tune. I wouldn’t bother with scales etc, as you’ll be going directly to the source!

@@MelodicaWorld It’s great that you reply to your comments with so much thought. I am also happy to hear your advice in my case because that is where my instincts had led me. I confess I have wrestled with exactly which style of holding the instrument makes the most sense. As I have the 44 key Hammond, holding it on my lap to try to play two handed is a little difficult. I have seen Ena Yoshida play using the strap and the flexible mouthpiece. I really like the idea of the short mouthpiece, as it puts you closer to the reeds and has more of a feeling of playing almost a horn instrument. But my Hammond came with a more rigid gooseneck mouthpiece that I actually prefer. For some reason it is easier to do circular breathing with that mouthpiece. The other issue with the short mouthpiece, of course, is that you more or less have to learn to play without looking at what you’re doing. But it might be worth taking a giant step backwards and starting that way in the hopes that ultimately it will make me a better player. Anyway, thank you so much for continuing the dialogue and for the great videos.

@@ohtoys9 Yes learning to play without looking can be really helpful too! :-)

Hi, I don’t have the mx37c, but I used to have the m37c which was a really lovely melodica. Most of my melodicas have been demoed in the videos ‘13 Melodicas’ and ‘16 Hiohher Melodicas’

@@MelodicaWorld Yes, I've watched the video you mentioned above. I was wondering if you have more than the ones in the video, eheheh. mx37c seems more like a toy-ish (cute teal blue), so I'm assuming this is lower quality model compare to m37c. My local store has one, so hopefully I get to hear the sound to compare with m37c next to each other. Could you please do a tutorial about circular breading technic? How long did it take, how did you start? (Did you use straw first?) I wish to learn from you, thanks!! :)

Definitely! I’d say try things out and see what you can do with 2 hands

I know someone who uses a trumpet mouthpiece with his melodica. He just blows air into it so it sounds the same as a standard plastic mouthpiece.

I just know about kimolodica on KZfaq, I’m not sure there’s any company making them…

As long as it’s in tune it should sound great!

Yes! Someone pointed this out before :-) but remember the pitch varies with amplitude! 😝

@@MelodicaWorld Ah.. You mean, on melodicas (specifically) the pitch does actually vary with amplitude? Or do you refer to some general phenomenon, that would also be true on - let's say - trumpets or pianos?

@@matsa2620 It's just on melodicas, or similar free reed instruments - the harder you blow through the reed, the lower the pitch gets. It's the basis for pitch bending, which you overblow a reed while holding the key down slightly. Having said all this, you're right - it's def more of a tremolo than a vibrato!

I’ve recorded a lot, but it’s used for TV mainly, and I don’t have the rights so can’t post…

Homemade 😀

Yes, everything from the left had is backwards. It takes some getting used to, but many players have made it second nature to them

+Arjun ALCo they’re both very similar, so buy the one you like the look of most. Good luck with melodica and percussion- sounds great!

@@MelodicaWorld thank you so much sir 🙏🏻

Hi, you can also play flute and violin music

@@MelodicaWorld Thanks you.

It just takes a long time to slowly get it working on the melodica. For the first few months I just made sure to get the breathing order right. There were big gaps in the sound, I mean a few seconds. The gap got less and less as time went on. I’d say be patient and know that you’ll eventually get there if you practice calmly for 10 mins everyday.

@@MelodicaWorld Wow thanks for the reply! I will keep on puffin :D Thanks for the awesome content you put out sir!

Yes that’s how it workd

Hi Steve, this is a Yamaha P37D with many modifications. The reeds and mechanics have not been changed though, so you'll get a very similar experience and sound from one of these

@@MelodicaWorld thanks. I have a 44 PRO, I like it. I'll take a look at the Yamaha. Thanks!

That’s a fine instrument!

@Steve Amirault Sounds amazing!

+harker roland it’s a great one to learn on!

Ciao Nicola. Per aiutarti, ho pensato di tradurre il tuo commento in inglese: To help, I thought I'd translate Nicola's comment into English for you: Hi, I'm undecided between starting to learn to play a melodica or a chromatic harmonica, what do you recommend? I like pop rock jazz, basically all genres. My goal is to have fun and play alone. I understand that whichever instrument you choose involves some study... among other things, I have some rudiments of music theory but at the school level. At 53 I wanted to dive into this adventure. The timbres of the sounds of the two instruments I understand that although they are similar they are still different. I don't know how to decide, perhaps on the basis that one instrument is easier than the other? Thanks and enjoy the music!

@@zantas-handle thanks I wrote in Italian because I wrote spontaneously .... I apologize .... so I look forward to your kind reply I take this opportunity to congratulate you because you are very good

Thanks Zanta. I think the melodica is easier to play than chromatic harmonica. It’s also easier to play chords. Also, although the chromatic harmonica sounds beautiful, it’s quite quiet. But that may not be a problem if you only play on your own

I play a variation of the Yamaha p37d

Michael O'Raghallaigh and his album, The Nervous Man. There’s other great players too

@@MelodicaWorld Thank you - listening now. Great musician. I quite like the traditional vibe - Irish music seems to be often served on New Age plate reverb. Textbook for ornamentation. I wonder if concertina was overdubbed or is it all one take. Some of those two voice passages get my head to spin.

@@jantonisito Interesting, I always presumed the octaves were live! Need to check in with a concertina player...

@@MelodicaWorld Two days of binging on the two albums Spotify has. Thanks again for recommending it. Irish music is pure joie de vivre.

Thanks for watching, I look forward to making more :-)

Thanks Don :-)

Lol :-)

Michael O’Raghallaigh kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5thmsZ3mKmqf30.htmlsi=AtRIyX6W1SKioIru

I used to listen to his album ‘the nervous man’

Thanks!