Harmonica Workshop with Jason Ricci

The 443 Music Collective presents a harmonica workshop with four-time Blues Music Award winner and educator Jason Ricci.

Date: June 20, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: The 443 Social Club & Lounge, 443 Burnet Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203
Tickets: $100 per person

The seminar is open to all ability levels. Recording, photographing, and note-taking are strongly encouraged. Participants are encouraged to bring recording devices, notepads, and at least one harmonica in the key of C.

The seminar will be two 90-minute interactive classes that focus on the following topics:

I: Playing Alone
- A) Tone, achieving single notes, embouchure, rhythm, bending and overblows (I will only briefly breeze over these subjects. It is recommended students YouTube search these subjects prior to the seminar, but I WILL discuss them and gladly answer questions.)
- B) Root notes, the 12-bar blues structure, timing and phrasing
- Listening, incorporating licks/riffs into improvisation, and the importance of playing with a band and practicing regularly

II: Basic Harmony
- A) Scales
- B) Major triads and 6th and 7th chord arpeggios
- C) Approach tones, enclosures, chromaticism, and very basic jazz improvisational approaches to blues improvisation

Q&A is encouraged throughout the seminar; students are encouraged to interrupt with raised hands and questions at any time in the presentation.

Thank you so much! This will be a TON of fun, and I’m looking forward to seeing y’all, getting to know you, and making new friends! – JASON

The 443 Music Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization producing music events, offering educational opportunities, and creating up-close live experiences.

Links:
- Website: https://www.jasonriccimusic.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealjasonricci
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonricci93/
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7EV8gsN4cvguOI67kcnYAN?si=4e293b6110fe4be2