Czech Radio České Budějovice
· Dopolední host (in Czech)
The jaw harp, an instrument collection and their sound
On Dopolední host, I introduce several jaw harps and explain how a player sets them in motion.
Interview and audio (in Czech) ↗
🎵 Petr Jasinčuk #brumlista
Petr Jasinčuk
Brumlista
The jaw harp has been part of my life for many years. It is an instrument I use to bring people quickly into rhythm, breath and the present moment — at a concert, in a workshop or during a quiet session.
Petr Jasinčuk · jaw harp player and teacher
Your guide to the world of the jaw harp
From the stage to your first lesson.
I am Petr Jasinčuk. I perform, teach and connect people through the jaw harp. I founded the Czech jaw harp community and the brumle.cz portal. I bring my concert experience into lessons in which every step has a clear purpose.
I know what it is like to search for your first clean sound and for your own musical voice. I will help you understand what you are doing as you play — and know what to try next.
A Czech perspective. An international community.
IJHS regional council member for the Czech Republic
Since 2020, I have served on the council of the International Jew’s Harp Society, an international society that connects jaw harp players, makers and researchers through gatherings and the exchange of knowledge about the instrument.
See my name on the IJHS council My Artists & Experts profile01 / My journey
From the first gatherings
to sharing experience.
Selected milestones from my journey as a musician and teacher. Each one includes a link where you can learn more.
My inspirations include Jonathan Cope, Vladiswar Nadishana, Vladimir Markov and Áron Szilágyi. My own path has also been shaped by stages, workshops and my students’ questions.
- 2011–2014
The first community gatherings
We meet in Prague tea houses and at Tribo Fuego gatherings. A community gradually forms around the jaw harp, bringing together people who want to play and share their experience.
Read my look back at the Czech community ↗ - 2015–2016
Workshops and inspiration from abroad
Jaw harp workshops continue to grow. In 2016, the Czech scene meets Vladimir Markov and Áron Szilágyi, while I perform at events including the Slunohrad festival.
Watch the 2016 Slunohrad performance ↗ I organise the Jiná Dimenze festival
In Kladno, I bring together concerts, talks, workshops and open playing sessions. I appear in the programme both as a speaker and with the Nigunatica project.
View the original festival programme ↗An invitation to Yakutia
I am invited as an honorary guest to International Jaw Harp Day in Yakutia, one of the world’s important centres of jaw harp tradition.
Read my story and view the photo gallery ↗The IJHS council and a solo album
I join the IJHS council and release my solo album The Breath of Time — another expression of my own musical journey.
The jaw harp on Czech Radio
I talk about playing, instruments and my journey in Středočeské příběhy and on Czech Radio České Budějovice’s Dopolední host programme.
Listen to the interviews ↓- Today
Sharing the experience
I teach in person and online, create courses and lead workshops and school programmes. My own music continues through Brumlista, Nigunatica and Jaw Harp and Drum Meditation.
Choose how you would like to learn ↓
02 / Interviews and media
Listen to my story.
Interviews and features in which you can hear both the jaw harp and my approach to it. The linked audio is in Czech.
Czech Radio Region
· Středočeské příběhy (in Czech)
From a first instrument to a personal style
Bára Kvapilová’s feature about my journey, my jaw harp collection and my work with beginners and advanced players.
Feature and audio (in Czech) ↗Kladenský deník
· Profile (in Czech)
The jaw harp: love at first listen
A personal interview about my relationship with the jaw harp. The article is in Czech and may require a Deník subscription.
Open the profile ↗03 / See and hear
My playing. A student’s experience.
Two perspectives complement the written profile: music from Nigunatica and a student’s video testimonial about online lessons.
Music / 2022
Nigunatica — Lela Vraňanka
The jaw harp as part of an ensemble. An excerpt from my Nigunatica project.
Lela Vraňanka on YouTube ↗Video testimonial / 2023
Ivan Jurečka on his online lesson
What is an online lesson like for the student? Hear Ivan describe his experience in Czech.
Open the testimonial on YouTube ↗YouTube players connect only after you click. This establishes a connection with YouTube; you can also open either video directly from its link.
04 / Student feedback
What students take away from lessons.
Short translated excerpts from participant feedback. You can find the complete Czech originals on the testimonials page.
“Petr was able to explain, step by step, how to do it well.”
“At Petr’s jaw harp workshop, I gained an overview of different techniques I can use to practise.”
“The explanations were clear and concise. There was enough time to try everything.”
05 / What this means for you
You do not need to know how to play.
You only need to want to begin.
Stage experience matters when I can pass it on clearly. In lessons, we start with what you need right now.
01
Clear foundations
Choosing and holding the instrument, producing a clean sound, breathing and your first rhythm: a demonstration, your own attempt and the next step.
02
Attention to your playing
In a private lesson, we focus on your specific questions, sound and habits. Beginners and advanced players need different things.
03
Your own musical voice
Technique is not an end in itself. It helps you create rhythm, shape tone and find music that feels like your own.
Private online guidanceI want feedback and a lesson tailored to me →
A course at my own paceI want to progress independently, step by step →
Events and workshopsI want to play and learn with other people →
Not sure where to begin? Tell me what attracts you to the jaw harp and what you can already do. Together, we will choose the right place to start.