Your teacher
Vincenzo Fratelli
Harmonica player and teacher of diatonic and chromatic harmonica, qualified in the United Kingdom and in Spain.
- Qualified teacher in the UK and Spain
- Diatonic and chromatic
- Blues, jazz, tango, flamenco
- Teaches in English, Spanish and Italian
His story
Vincenzo was born in Marsala, Sicily, in 1983, and discovered the blues and the diatonic harmonica at 22. In 2006 he graduated in Education Sciences in Rome, with a thesis on “Blues Music and Its Multicultural Power”, exploring the musical and historical evolution of the blues.
At 23 he moved to London and began practising the harmonica full time. At 27, inspired by the music of Toots Thielemans, he took up the chromatic harmonica. In London he studied jazz and widened his horizons with tango and flamenco.
He has performed at some of London’s best-known venues, including Ronnie Scott’s, the Union Chapel and The Forge, and at festivals across Europe, including international tango festivals in the Netherlands and France.
As a teacher
Vincenzo has taught diatonic and chromatic harmonica for many years, to students of all ages, in person and online.
He has run many workshops for children and adults with disabilities, privately and in schools, and teaches by video call on Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet.
Today he records the exercises of the Online Harmonica Lessons app, so you can learn with him at any time.
Pick up your harmonica and play your first note today
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