Quick Blues Harp Tip

Get in the habit of frequently rapping the harmonica (mouthpiece side down) against your leg or palm to knock out the excess saliva and condensation from your breath. Do this before and after you put the harmonica into your mouth. If the reeds are stuck together with saliva, they can't vibrate and make sound.

Quick Blues Harp Tip

Whenever possible, be in a standing position if you are playing or practicing. Especially when you are working on your breathing technique, stand erect with your head up, back straight, and body relaxed so that you have a fighting chance of getting the airflow to originate from your diaphragm and not your mouth.

An Introduction to Tongue Blocking

Here's a quick and basic video lesson on blues harp tongue blocking...

Some Tips: work on getting a good clean note while tongue blocking. After you master that, work on moving the harmonica around playing simple songs while keeping them sounding good. Then work on all your riffs until you get those solid. Then work on octaves and flutters and such until they are easy. Then work on using those octaves to fatten your riffs up where you can and slowly they'll start to become part of your playing.