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Find your path to playing the jaw harp

New to the jaw harp? Beginner is your first step and you can start today. Recruit will offer the next level, while Guide provides personal support.

Video language: Czech. The six video lessons include English subtitles, enabled by default. All written lessons and interactive trainers in the Beginner Programme are available in English.
Beginner
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Beginner

Online course for complete beginners

Learn to produce a clean jaw-harp sound, add breathing and play your first striking and tone patterns. It also suits improvers who want stronger foundations and a clear practice system.

€41
30 days of access · after payment confirmation
  • 6 course video lessons in Czech with English subtitles
  • 10 additional technique demonstrations
  • 3 interactive trainers for breath, strike and tone
  • Rhythm Trainer and Konnakol for a steadier rhythm
  • Practical routines for independent practice
  • Suitable with no previous experience
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You only need your own jaw harp and about 10–15 minutes a day.

Recruit
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Recruit

A 90-day practical programme

A follow-up programme for players who want regular practice, stronger rhythm and a clear next step.

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  • Builds on Beginner
  • 90 days of structured practice
  • Gradual rhythm and coordination development
  • Practical exercises and new challenges
  • Help shape the final programme
I AM INTERESTED IN RECRUIT

Registering your interest is non-binding.

Guide
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMME

Guide

A personal path for advanced players

For players who have the foundations and want to develop their own style, solve specific obstacles and receive personal feedback.

A programme tailored to you
Schedule and format by individual agreement
  • One-to-one consultation
  • Personal analysis of your playing
  • Recommendations for your goals
  • Space for technique, rhythm and musical direction
  • A non-binding introductory conversation
DISCUSS MY PLAYING

First we will check together whether the programme is right for you.

Beginner · from your first sound to playing independently

Your first step with the jaw harp

More than watching videos.
Understand exactly what you are practising.

Beginner takes you from a correct grip and clean sound through rhythm to deliberate work with striking, breathing and tone. You separate each skill first, then begin combining them.

Also suitable for improvers. If you already play, the structured method will strengthen your foundations, clarify terminology and give your practice a system. The final self-assessment shows what you can do and what to revisit.

6 video lessons10 video demonstrationsRhythm Trainer + 3 interactive trainers30 days of access

How you will learn

  1. Watch and try

    A short demonstration, a clear process and one specific skill. You begin with the grip, placing the jaw harp and striking correctly.

  2. Say the rhythm first

    Use Konnakol syllables to learn the rhythm with your voice. Rhythm Trainer helps you keep a steady pulse at your own tempo.

  3. Practise each layer

    Striking, breathing and tone each have their own trainer. If your playing falls apart, slow down and return to one skill.

  4. Combine them in your playing

    Gradually add breathing and sound changes to a simple rhythm. Ten additional demonstrations expand your sound vocabulary.

Allow about 10–15 minutes of regular practice a day. Speed is not the goal: stability, control and accurate execution matter.

At the end, you will know where you stand

The final self-assessment covers foundations, rhythm, breathing, sound changes and your first combined skills. For each point, choose:

✓ I can do this~ Still practising↶ I need to revisit this
  • Can I produce a clean sound and keep a simple rhythm?
  • Can I deliberately control striking, inhaling and exhaling?
  • Can I change the sound and identify what I need to practise?

This is not an exam or certificate. You gain a map of what you can do and which lesson to revisit. The basic Rhythm Trainer remains free after the course when you sign in.
Petr Jasinčuk playing the jaw harp against an autumn forest background

Your jaw harp guide

Petr Jasinčuk

Professional player, teacher and founder of the Czech Jaw Harp Community. In Beginner, Petr guides you from your first clean sound to independent playing.

The aim is not to play everything quickly. It is to understand your playing and know exactly what to practise.

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Keep using Rhythm Trainer

You can keep using the basic Rhythm Trainer free of charge after your course access ends.

When can you start?

Immediately after a successful Stripe or PayPal payment. Beginner access lasts 30 days.

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