Have been playing for 62 years…the best ever way to expand a riff is creating your own motorvation factor…I will explain. (a):Let rhythm be your best friend, (b): start by using a metronome set at the speed you play at. (c): without using the harmonica, just use your tongue to block the air flow as you breath in and out and tap along with your hand on a table at the same timing as your breathing technique…example 2 taps breathing out, 1 breathing in. 1 breathing out. (d): Now reverse. and do 2 in, 1 out, and 1 in. Set a timer for 5 minutes and make your brain consciously see that rythym . (e): Now pick up the harp and incorporate a little bit of the micro-rhythm into your riff , even while you are playing harmonica karaoke if you like. It will take off in any direction you want it to go. (f): Before you know it you will have practiced an hour, and your riff will have expanded. You can develop any rhythm you want in any way you want. (g): Its a brain exercise that helps to think outside the box, so you can incorporate the rhythm into a single stand alone bent note both in or out, up the scales or down the scales, and it opens up a lot of possible adjoining riffs and becomes melodic and you find those missing notes easier the more you can see the reversal on the scales you play can be near perfect. Cheers
Blow, draw, repeat…
Smile 
Great effect with the Dawg 
howling in the background 
Hi everyone . My name is Rich and I live in New York ( Rockland County ) . Been playing harmonica since I was about 11 yrs old . Just retired and joind a local group of players . I’m also a moderator on a guitar forum called “ Gretsch-Talk “ with the same name . Looking to talk harmonica and learn some new things . Hey Luke , been watching your videos for a long tome . Thanks for having me
Hi Luke , thanks for having me . thunder58
Hey guys, (gals)…. New to this forum, but not at all new to the harmonica! I’ve been playing for about 65 years, played in numerous bands around the world (nobody famous), and am currently playing a guitar solo/harmonica combo… good to meet some fellow “harmonicists.
Hi Rusty
Look forward to hearing your words of wisdom. I’ve been playing about 5 years just for fun and not in front of anyone. I still feel like a beginner. Toog
@Kid_Biscuit - welcome the forum my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Rock on! 
@thunder58 Hey Rich - thanks for joining the forum man. So great to have another experienced player on here. Looking forward to hearing your perspective on thangs. Rock on!
@rustydusty1 Cool man! Fun to be having some veterans of the harmonica joining the forum. So you’re playing in a rack? What style? Welcome. 
Thank you everyone . @Kid_Biscuit Thank you for the warm welcome @Luke Thanks for the warm welcome @rustydusty1 Thank you too for the warm welcome . Yes I have a few ELTON Harmonica Holders ( rack ) Style is more like B.Dylan , N.Young but enjoy of course the likes of Buddy Greene , Norton Buffalo , Magic Dick from J,Giles band , Will Wilde and all the other great harp players . I’ve got a full line-up of keys ( all Blues harp & Special 20’s ) . Low tuned and a few double reeds . Here’s a story I wrote for SPAH in 2017 that might explain things
Hi Everyone! Just joining and starting the beginner to boss course! I’m a bass player and music lover. My girlfriend had a harmonica, graped it one day, played a bit and said “why not start learning this instrument and start jamming” . Luke, really love your approach so far. I found it very handy and practical that the lessons are short and to the point. Even if you have half hour available you could log in and rock a lesson or jam with a track! Glad to join you here!
Greetings from Thessaloniki, Greece
Welcome to the site you will love it here. I’m doing the course myself and finding it great and like you said you can just drop into it when you have some spare time. If you have any questions just ask there’s plenty of people on here willing to help and are a friendly bunch to go with it..
Wayne
…would love to hear some of your runs, and what you get energized by… yours truly…kid biscuit
G’day I’m Jonny from the New South Wales Central Coast Australia.
I’m looking forward to learning and sharing tricks and tips to improve my harp ability.
Cheers Jonny
Hello!
My name is Paul and I hail from Toronto. I am a guitar player who bought my first harp yesterday after seeing Ronnie Wood and Jimmy Fallon jam out on Fallon’s show.
I picked up a beginner book and am working my way through that.
Cheers!
Hi! I’m Jacob from Sydney, Australia, currently learning the diatonic harmonica to be able to play songs I like from several genres, and the YouTube videos and info on this website have been really helpful and encouraging to learn and know about all the different aspects to this instrument. Definitely considering taking the Beginners to Boss course now.
@economoualexander so cool to hear this. Loving having you aboard from Greece. Wow! So cool. welcome, and Rock on!
@Jonny welcome from down under mate! Happy to have you on the forum.
@pcnnrs When was the Ronnie Wood / Jimmy Fallon jam? I’ll have to check that out. Welcome to the forum my friend! 
I’m a guitar player too. Happy to talk about how guitar stuff translates to harmonica.
@MC6 welcome Jacob! So cool you’re fully into the harp. We’ve got quite a few folks from Australia on the forum so you’re in good company. Let us know how we can help! Rock on!
Hola Amigos! I am Vito, 15 years old now, from New Mexico. I just started learning the harmonica a few days ago after remembering how I was interested in playing when I was 6 or 7 years old (no joke/meme intended), I stumbled here after seeing one of Luke’s beginner lessons (good tutorial for the harmonica by the way). I am excited to continue learning this nifty little instrument that I can take where ever I go.
Vito
Welcome Vito,
You have come to the right place. The videos Luke produced are top notch and will teach you what you need to know. If you have questions, feel free to look through the forums and ask questions. There are a lot of very talented players here who will help you in your journey to learn this great little instrument. Enjoy.
Thanks, I’m sure I will.
Vito
My name is Tom, and I live in northwestern Poland, in the European Union. I’m currently unemployed and have plenty of free time. I have too much harmonica gear 
, but my main problem is a lack of practice—I can’t seem to get into the habit of playing every day. I’m dealing with some health issues, which affect my practice and my motivation to play.
My main goal is to play jazz on the harmonica (I’m not sure yet which one—chromatic or diatonic; the diatonic is difficult because of the overblow technique, so I’m considering alternative tunings - diminished or augmented). When I was still working (and earning more), I took lessons from Marcin Dyjak, a great teacher and an excellent harmonica player. In my opinion (as a complete beginner), his harmonica playing is incredible. Check out his YouTube channel!
Right now I’m on a tight budget, so I’m teaching myself to play using books, audio, and video materials I bought in the past (but never really got into), as well as the help of the internet and this wonderful forum. I really appreciate @Luke that this forum exists and is open to everyone, since most of the harmonica communities in Poland are moving to Facebook groups 
(which is… annoying, because it’s so easy to lose your Facebook account—I’ve been there myself).
Best to all of you!