Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners
Author: Steve Jennings
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2005
Genre: Harmonica
ISBN: 9781846090226

Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backing track Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up a harmonica. In one book you get a look and learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance. CD audio tracks to show you how things should sound plus full length accompaniment tracks to play along with.

Basic Blues Harmonica Method Level 1

Basic Blues Harmonica Method Level 1
Author: David Barrett
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2015-08-20
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619115220

Basic Blues Harmonica Method is geared toward getting you playing blues harmonica as fast as possible. The songs and exercises have been designed to get you comfortable with moving around the instrument and allow you to take fulladvantage of the great sounding patterns available on your harmonica, without first having to learn advanced techniques such as bending. The basic techniques covered are single hole embouchure, tongue block embouchure and octaves. You'll be able to achieve that bluesy feel, without bending notes, by learning how to play in 3rd position. You'll also learn single note patterns and rhythms that will help you develop your motor skills and tone. This book is packed with song examples that sound great, even at this beginning stage. The online audio download that accompanies the book contains eight jam tracks for you to play along with. These jam tracks use harmonica-friendly keys and a widevariety of tempos and grooves to fit whatever mood you're in. The instruction portion of this book/audio set teaches phrasing within the 12 bar structure. Includes access to online audio

Blues Harmonica For Dummies

Blues Harmonica For Dummies
Author: Winslow Yerxa
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1119748925

Breathe the blues into your harmonica! Blues harmonica is the most popular and influential style of harmonica playing, and it forms the basis for playing harmonica in other styles such as rock and country. Blues Harmonica for Dummies gives you a wealth of content devoted to the blues approach—specific techniques and applications, including bending and making your notes sound richer and fuller with tongue-blocked enhancements; use of amplification to develop a blues sound; blues licks and riffs; constructing a blues harmonica solo; accompanying singers; historical development of blues styles; and important blues players and recordings. The accompanying website features all the musical examples from the book, plus play-along exercises and songs that let you hear the sound you're striving for. In-depth coverage of major blues harmonica techniques Blues song forms, improvisation, and accompanying singers Information on blues history and personalities If you're intrigued by the idea of understanding and mastering the compelling (yet mysterious) art of playing blues on the harmonica, Blues Harmonica For Dummies has you covered. P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Blues Harmonica For Dummies (9781118252697). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!

Harmonica For Dummies

Harmonica For Dummies
Author: Winslow Yerxa
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2013-01-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0470445971

Are you hankering to play the harmonica? Harmonica For Dummies is an easy-to-read practice guide that gives you step-by-step instructions and gets you making music in no time! Even if you’re an experienced harmonica player, this jump-in-anywhere reference is packed with tips and playing techniques that will take your skills to the next level. This fast, fun, hands-on guide helps you choose your first harmonica and shows you how to hold it, make your first sounds, and keep it clean and working well. Helpful diagrams show you how to shape sounds using your tongue, throat, and hands. Before you know it you’ll be playing melodies, chugging out rhythms, and bending notes with ease. You’ll also pick up some basics of music theory and learn how to read the notation and tablature for all the music in the book. Discover how to: Play right out of the box with little or no experience using an inexpensive diatonic harmonica in the key of C Make that wonderful wailing sound Create exciting rhythms and play solo Understand how the harmonica works Play all of the music on the Bonus CD Read tablature, educate your eye, and develop your ear Breath correctly while playing Bend notes up and down Play one harp in many keys Develop your style in blues rock, country, folk, and more Play with other musicians Work with a microphone to create great sounds So stop dreaming and start playing! Harmonica For Dummies will get you wailing in no time! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Beginning Blues Harp

Beginning Blues Harp
Author: Don Baker
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2005-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781846090219

Learn how to get those laid back bluesy sounds from your harmonica with this great book by expert player Don Baker. Having mastered 'the basics' of breath control and straight playing, the easy-to-follow text then shows you how to progress to complex note-bending techniques and achieve tone control, triplet-tonguing and the famous 'wah wah' and 'train' effects. Listen to all the exercises and solos on the matching CD and learn even faster

Get Chugging: How to Play Rhythm Harmonica

Get Chugging: How to Play Rhythm Harmonica
Author: BEN HEWLETT
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2016-01-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610652479

This book/CD set aims to teach you the basics - rhythm and breathing; tunes will come later. This revolutionary approach has helped thousands of new harmonica players; now it's YOUR turn! Chugging is all about sound textures - rich train sounds, gruff blues and spiraling country dance beats. the whole method is aural - just put on the CD and follow the instructions - the book expands the music and puts it on paper for you.

Blues Harmonica Jam Tracks & Soloing Concepts #1

Blues Harmonica Jam Tracks & Soloing Concepts #1
Author: David Barrett
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2011-03-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610657195

Upon completion of this book/CD set, you will understand the principle and techniques utilized in the creation of phrases and how to incorporate these concepts into your own harmonica performance. the companion CD contains jam tracks for incorporating new licks and ideas. Notation and harmonica tablature.View the Harmonica Masterclass Series outline

Harmonica Primer

Harmonica Primer
Author: Tom Wolf
Publisher: Watch & Learn
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781893907300

The companion book to the DVD, it covers all the material in the DVD, plus it has 17 additional songs not included in the dvd. It utilizes many photos and illustrations to fully explain all the techniques and exercises. All the music is written with harmonica tablature as well as music notation with lyrics. This course includes an audio CD where all the songs are played at 2 speeds (slow for practicing and performance tempo). The book contains markers for each piece of music so you can locate it's exact position on the CD or DVD.

David Harp's Instant Blues Harmonica

David Harp's Instant Blues Harmonica
Author: David Harp
Publisher: Musical I Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-03-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780918321725

This interactive set teaches would-be harmonica players how to create their own simple improvisations within 15 minutes, while learning everything they need to know about music, the blues, and the harmonica.