(Berklee Guide). Learn to play the chromatic harmonica! This method will help you to develop the foundations of technique and tone on the instrument, along with sight-reading. You will learn scale/chord construction and licks used in jazz, blues, pop, and other styles. Music examples include both traditional notation and a simplified harmonica tablature to help you find notes while you are learning the instrument's layout. Online audio includes demonstration and play-along tracks.
A wonderful collection of favorite folk and classic themes are artistically arranged for chromatic harmonica solo in this book/CD package. All songs on the CD are split-track for play-along. Selected songs are recorded. Each songs is labeled with what harmonica was used. Some tunes are with piano and some are full orchestrations. Either the 12 or 16 hole chromatic harmonica may be used. CD contains only 28 of the 57 songs that are in the book.
Teach yourself how to play harmonica with our easy harmonica lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.*** "An excellent introduction to the chromatic harp. Each song is a little more complex and involves new techniques. This book is a great buy if you are serious about learning the chromatic harmonica.” - William A. Graham Jr. [Amazon] Progressive Chromatic Harmonica contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great chromatic harmonica player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson chromatic harmonica tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of chromatic harmonica. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing harmonica is recommended but not required to teach yourself to learn to play harmonica from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play chromatic harmonica notes and scales including the harmonica blues scale • All the fundamental techniques of how to play blues harmonica including slides, rhythms, slurs and expressive techniques • How to play blues harmonica licks and harmonica rhythms used in beginner harmonica songs • Practical harmonica theory for learning how to read harmonica music for beginners • Harmonica tips and harmonica tricks that every player should know when learning harmonica • Shortcuts for how to learn harmonica fast by getting the most from chromatic harmonica practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the harmonica today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy beginners harmonica lessons written by a professional harmonica teacher • Easy-to-read harmonica music • Photos and diagrams • 60+ chromatic harmonica exercises and popular easy harmonica songs for beginners in folk harmonica, blues harmonica, jazz harmonica, rock harmonica and classical harmonica styles • Jam along band backing tracks for practicing your harmonica improvisation Beginner harmonica lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the harmonica, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's harmonica lessons for beginners are used by students and harmonica teachers worldwide to learn how to play harmonica. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted harmonica lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.
Thomas Balinger Chromatic Harmonica Songbook Christmas Carols We all love to spend the Christmas days amidst the people close to our heart. To celebrate, to laugh and to sing with family and friends. To lean back and let go of the hustle and bustle of everyday life. And we all love to share our joy with others - so why not pick up your harmonica and play some Christmas songs? This book is a collection of 50 Christmas Carols known and loved all over the world, arranged for easy chromatic harmonica in C and aimed at the beginning to intermediate player. To make playing them as easy as possible all songs feature additional harmonica tablature for 12 channel models. This handy form of notation enables you to start playing right away even if you don't know how to read music. Chord symbols (and chord diagrams for guitar) are included, so you can have a friend playing guitar, piano or ukulele join in. Songs: 1. Angels from the realms of glory 2. Angels we have heard on high 3. Auld lang syne 4. Away in a manger 5. Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella 6. Christ was born on Christmas Day 7. Coventry Carol 8. Deck the halls 9. Ding Dong! Merrily on high 10. Gather around the Christmas tree 11. God rest you merry, gentlemen 12. Good King Wenceslas 13. Go, tell it on the mountain 14. Hark! The herald angels sing 15. He is born, the holy child 16. Here we come a-wassailing 17. In dulci jubilo 18. Infant holy, infant lowly 19. In the bleak midwinter 20. I saw three ships 21. It came upon a midnight clear 22. Jesu, joy of man's desiring 23. Jingle bells 24. Jolly old Saint Nicholas 25. Joy to the world 26. Les anges dans nos campagnes 27. O Christmas tree 28. O come, all ye faithful 29. O come, little children 30. O come, O come Emanuel 31. O holy night 32. O little town of Bethlehem 33. Once in royal David's city 34. O Sanctissima 35. Over the river and through the woods 36. Rise up, shepherd, and follow 37. Silent night 38. Still, still, still 39. The boar's head carol 40. The first Noel 41. The friendly beasts 42. The Holly and the Ivy 43. Toyland 44. Up on the housetop 45. Wassail, wassail 46. We three kings of Orient are 47. We wish you a merry Christmas 48. What child is this? 49. While by my sheep 50. While shepherds watched
A CREATIVE APPROACH TO MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS is a reader-friendly, creative text that focuses on music fundamentals through written and aural exercises. In addition, the text strives to teach students how to create music through learning rhythm, melody, scales, intervals, and triads.
This is a step-by-step approach to the chromatic harmonica by the renowned harmonica player Tommy Morgan. Pictures and text clearly show you exactly how to hold the instrument and play. This book is great for the beginning player to advanced players who want to improve their playing and music reading. Basic music notation is explained as well as bending notes and special effects.
This book contains 138 well-known Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes, set dances, O'Carolan tunes, folksongs, ballads, airs and waltzes. These wonderful Irish melodies are written in harmonica tablature and standard notation for use on the 12-hole chromatic, standard 10-hole diatonic, and tremolo harmonica. Learning these melodies will enhance your playing skills as well as your repertoire. the stereo recording is in split-track format and includes a selection of 25 melodies from the book.
The author has played these pieces for recitals and concerts in many countries and taught these in his class at the Turtle Bay Music School. the notation clearly indicates the hole numbers, breath changes and slide controls on harmonica. Using common notation signs for players, this wonderful book is perfect for all levels, especially for advanced players to perform in recitals or concerts; a wonderful addition to all harmonica enthusiasts and students repertoire.
The "chromatic" harmonica is the queen of the harmonicas — big and beautiful, with great tone and a reputation for being difficult to learn. But actually anyone who can count to 12, tap their foot, and breathe in and out can play the chromatic harmonica. David Harp's simple instructions are fun and easy, letting players sound great right away. Beginners won't have to learn standard music notation and can play their first blues lick in just three minutes. The book also comes with two CDs featuring tracks with which students can play along.
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!
