National Harmonica League.

Harmonica World is distributed six times a year at the beginning of February, April, June, August, October and December. It is delivered free to all NHL members.

The magazine usually has between 25 to 30 pages and provides tuition, interviews with harmonica players, information about all NHL events and contests, some world wide events, blues and jazz jams, people of interest, CD and book reviews, technical and repair information, news and material about anything related to the harmonica. You can help write it and we print it. It also includes advertisements and can put you in touch with suppliers of goods and services who are hard to discover. The material submitted is filtered for relevance, the availability of space, and editorial policy.

Copy deadlines are the end of Febuary, April, June, August, October and December. Contact Roger Trobridge for queries about the magazine, and Gerry Ezard about advertising in it.

Here are the music files & internet links referenced from Harmonica World magazine:

Harmonica World Issue	Music Files
Apr/May 2008	Irish Tunes Steve Shaw's Hornpipes
Harmonica World Issue	Music Files
Aug/Sep 2007	Irish Tunes Steve Shaw's Polkas
Harmonica World Issue	Music Files
Jun/Jul 2007	Irish Tunes Eleanor Plunkett Connaughtman Hora Staccato Hora Staccato solo score(Sibelius) Hora Staccato score (Sibelius) Hora Staccato score transposed Hora Staccato score transposed
Harmonica World Issue	Music Files
Feb/Mar 2007	Meditation To accompany Cheng Jang Ming's article(Feb/Mar '07 magazine) on 'Meditation': All material copyright Cheng Jang Ming or Douglas Tate 'Meditation' played by Douglas Tate & Chris Collis Piano & harmonica parts in the key of 'D' (PDF format) Piano & harmonica parts in the key of 'F' (PDF format) Solo part for Jang Ming's edited harmonica scores in the key of 'F' (PDF format) Information on the 'Thais' opera from which Meditation comes 'Meditation' score in Scorch format Here is a digitally compressed video of Steve Dooley's successful submission for his Grade 3 exam at NUS. Click here to watch it. It is 5MB in size. You can save it and play it when you want.
Oct/Nov 2006	Article Chang Jang Ming's full article on 'How to Assess A Chromatic Harmonica': Download
June/July 2006	Music Clips Dror Adler's Classical Project Dance of the Hours Pomp and Circumstance March #1 Read how it was done in this extract from Harmonica World
Feb/Mar 2006	Music Clips Douglas Tate website Video of Douglas playing GNL
Dec/Jan 2005/06	Music Clips Pufferbillies Chestnuts On An Open Fire by Rob Paparozzi
Oct/Nov 2005	Links Check the Band In A Box page Music Clips After You've Gone (you need Band In A Box to view this file)
Aug/Sep 2005	Music Clips Listen to Johnny Stafford's playing of this well known tune from the BBC series, "Dixon of Dock Green", from his LP "Twenty Harmonica Greats", MFP 4156601. Click here Listen to Tommy Morgan play on the Hollies 1969 hit "He ain't heavy, he's my brother". Click here The music for both these pieces is written out in the tuition section of the August/September magazine, pages 28-29. Check out the Sam Hinton website. Sam's fantastic CD was reviewed in this month's magazine, page 26. Click the links below to hear some examples of this great folk diatonic player: Pufferbillies Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be
Jun/Jul 2005	Tuition Phillip Achille plays Ashokan Farewell. Key of G. (Right-click on the link & select 'Save Target As..') Visit the composer's website, where you will also find his midi file in the key of D, with piano accompaniment. Music Clips Mickey Raphael (page 26) playing on Georgia On My Mind (Right-click on the link & select 'Save Target As..'). Played on a F harp in the key of C. Listen & watch Julian Jackson playing on Strictly Dance Fever (page 9). Internet Links Orientango (page 9) by Roland van Straaten can be downloaded from this website: Orientango. Played on a Lee Oscar harmonic minor harmonica in the key of Ab. The article on Charles Leighton (page 6) can be found here.
April/May 2005	Click to hear Jim Hughes playing on pussy footing with The Gaffer and Nazza (Uncle Frank). (Right-click on the link & select 'Save Target As..') Jig Jazz Ray Preston Making Whoopee Tuition page Right-click on the link & select 'Save Target As..': Original Sonny Terry clip Sonny Terry example 1 Sonny Terry example 2
Feb/March 2005	Here is the midi file for the Mozart Concerto on Page 26. and the link to the complete music score
Dec/Jan 2005	Midi files for the Christmas music on Page 26. "Unto us a Child is Born", "The Holly and the Ivy", and "Good King Wenceslas"
Oct/Nov 2004	Midi files for The Lark in the Clear Air on Page 27 Here is Ernie Gordon's fine version of The Lark in the Clear Air (1MB)
June/July 2004	Pat Missin plays Exercise 2 on Page 27
April/May 2004	Pat Missin plays Exercise 1 on Page 26
Feb/Mar 2004	Here is the moothie music on Page 27 Scale in C - click here Fairy Lullaby - Basic - click here Fairy Lullaby - Full - click here
Dec/Jan 2004	In Dulce Jubilo music on Page 19 Maddy Prior singing In Dulce Jubilo from A Tapestry of Carols, SAYDISC 366 Available from Griffin Records (UK), and www.qualiton.com (US).
June/July 2003	Figure One, Stella Artois music on Page 27 Figure Two - Exercise One Figure Three - Exercise Two Figure Four - Stella Artois in the key of C Video of the Stella Ad (4 MB) used with permission of Stella Artois
April/May 2003	Sam Hall music on Page 27 Sam Hall - performed by Mat Walkate, Seamus Curley email Mat Walklate for info on this CD (Ł6)
Feb/Mar 2003	Amazing Grace music on Page 24

In order to make the magazine interesting for readers, the harmonica community, including the club members, is invited to submit tuition or music examples with sound files where possible. All material should be in the public domain or accompanied by the appropriate legal permission to allow publication without copyright infringement of any sort. Space is often limited, so material might not always be used, but the editor likes to have a choice. Text should be PC machine readable, and images should use proprietary formats. Text can be cut and pasted into an email, or sent as an attachment.

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Music for the tuition examples in Harmonica World.