I'll be teaching my harmonica workshop/class at the N.E. 42nd ave P.C.C. campus this fall:
Monday evenings, from 6:45-8;45 pm, Oct. 5th - Oct 26
P.C.C. class number: 44808
All levels are welcome. We go over harmonica basics, some more advanced techniques, history in different musical styles, and the evolution of the harmonica in music and culture....
David
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Bring a "C" harmonica, and if you can, a small tape recorder. I will have handouts. Students will leave the class with tunes to work on, plus more advanced ideas for the future, like horn lines, bass lines, blues riffs, fiddle tunes......
"Rapidly growing into the mantle of "harmonica master", David Lipkind-once resigned to a sideman role-struts to the fore as a full-fledged band member. His interplay with (Joe) McMurrian redefines the traditional roles of guitar and harp in a blues band, and Lipkind's skill with the instrument and the various effects he tastefully employs seem to broaden the capabilities of the instrument itself" - July 1st, 2009 Willamette Week
"The band -- Jimi Bott on drums, David Lipkind on harmonica and Jason Honl on upright and electric basses -- is seamless, fearless and telepathic, laying miles of roots pavement over which McMurrian plies his gritty stories with a rough-and-tumble voice and monstrous guitar chops.” - June 18th, 2009 The Oregonian ...read more
My primary project, Wood Brain, just signed to Yellow Dog Records out of Memphis, TN. Our national debut is July 14th.
Check us out:
www.woodbrainmusic.com
www.yellowdogrecords.com
I am the featured soloist on Michael Dean Damron's new cd, Father's Day, out on In Music We Trust Records.
Check us out:
www.myspace.com/michaeldeandamron
www.inmusicwetrust.com
Beginning harmonica class at P.C.C. starts in Sept. email me for details….