Workshops

As well as the concerts, the special exhibitions and the excitement of the competitions, the World Harmonica Festival also offers a comprehensive workshop programme.

The presence of so many highly qualified experts from all over the world permits us to present a wide range of seminars on the most diverse harmonica-related topics, giving festival attendees the opportunity to gain insights into numerous aspects of contemporary harmonica playing from true masters of their craft.

Don´t miss this great opportunity to find out the things you always wanted to know about our unique instrument!

Premiere at the World Harmonica Festival 2021

All-Day Workshops with Joe Filisko and Jason Ricci

For the first time, the World Harmonica Festival 2021 offers visitors the opportunity to participate in full day classes with two of today’s most highly regarded diatonic harmonica masters.

Joe Filisko is regarded as the world’s leading authority on traditional blues stylings; since 2003, his classes at the Harmonica Masters Workshops have regularly proved a magnet for players from around the globe.

Jason Ricci embodies the other side of the diatonic harmonica spectrum, a brilliant modern player who uses overblow technique with musicality and feeling to transcend stylistic boundaries.

Both classes offer attendees 4x75 minutes of intensive tuition on the first full day of the festival.

All workshops at a glance

(Duration of workshops no. 3 - 12 each one hour)

Workshop 1
Instructor: Joe Filisko

Workshop 2

Instructor: Jason Ricci

Subject:
XXX

Date: Thursday, Nov. 4th
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm &
2:00pm - 5:00pm
(total duration: 4 x 75 min.)

Language: English

Subject:
XXX

Date: Thursday, Nov. 4th
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm &
2:00pm - 5:00pm
(total duration: 4 x 75 min.)

Language: English

Workshop 3 > SOLD OUT <
Instructor: Yasuo Watani

Workshop 4 > SOLD OUT <

Instructor: Veloz Harmonica Quartet

Subject:
Classic chromatic /

Basics for sound phrasing

Date: Thursday, Nov. 2nd

Friday, Nov. 3rd

Language: Germ./Engl.

Subject:
New compositions for harmonica ensemble
Date: Thursday, Nov. 2nd

Language: English

Workshop 5
Instructor: Harmonica-Quartet Austria

Workshop 6

Instructor: Antonio Serrano

Subject:
"Let's play together"
Arranging for harmonica
ensembles

Date: Friday, Nov. 3rd

Language: German

Subject:
Jazz on the chromatic harmonica

Date: Thursday, Nov. 2nd
Date: Friday, Nov. 3rd

Language: English

Workshop 7
Instructor: Naoko Nebl

Workshop 8

Instructor: Steve Baker

Subject:
Breathing & Breathing techniques for the chromatic playing

Date: Thursday, Nov. 2nd

Language: German

Subject:
Major 7th / Country Tuning

Date: Thursday, Nov. 2nd

Language: English

Workshop 9
Instructor: Michael Arlt

Workshop 10

Instructor: Marko Jovanovic

Subject:
"Different Tacos"
Playing various harmonica styles

Date: Saturday, Nov. 4th

Language: Germ./Engl

Subject:
The Building Blocks of advanced harmonica playing

Date: Saturday, Nov. 4th

Language: German

Workshop 11 > SOLD OUT <
Instructor: Judy's Harmonica Ensemble

Workshop 12

Instructor: Adam Glasser

Subject:
The development and future of harmonica ensemble

Date: Friday, Nov. 3rd

Language: English

Subject:
- HOHNER Melody Star -
Pathway to the chromatic

Date: Friday, Nov. 3rd

Language: English

Workshop 13
Instructor: Yuko Yanagawa & Takamoto Mizuno

Subject:
Part A > Sound design / Sound shaping with the tremolo harmonica
Part B > Playing rotatory with two tremolo harmonicas and using the
correct chord embouchure

Date: Saturday, Nov. 4th

Language: English / German (main focus English)

Workshop 14 > SOLD OUT <

Instructor: HOHNER Service Team