For beginner chromatic harmonica players. Covers all aspects of Chromatic Harmonica playing, including Folk, Blues, Boogie Woogie, Rock & Roll, Country, Train songs, Jigs, Bluegrass, Religious & Classical selections.
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.
Teach yourself how to play harmonica with our easy harmonica lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free harmonica videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played, then play along. Also includes an animated harmonica, music score and harmonica tabs for easy music learning.*** "A great book for any beginner! Teaches you how to play some great sounding folk and blues music. Also includes theory needed to play any song on the harmonica. You can't top this book!" - Matthew J, Worthington OH Progressive Beginner Harmonica contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great harmonica player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson harmonica tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of 10-hole diatonic harmonicas in the key of C including Marine Band and Hohner harmonicas. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the harmonica is required to teach yourself to learn to play harmonica from this book. Teach yourself: • The notes, chords, scales and rhythms required to read and improvise music on the harmonica • All the fundamental techniques of harmonica playing including cross harp playing, double tonguing, bending and trilling • How to read harmonica tabs and harmonica sheet music • How to perform in public, overcome nerves, and experiment with microphone techniques • Harmonica tips and harmonica tricks that every player should know when learning harmonica, including breathing techniques, posture and tone production • Shortcuts for how to learn harmonica fast by getting the most from harmonica practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the harmonica today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy beginners harp lessons written by a professional harmonica teacher • Full color photos and diagrams • Easy-to-read harmonica tabs for beginners • 107 harmonica exercises in blues harp, folk harp, rock harp and pop harmonica styles 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.
For beginner harmonica players. Takes you from beginner to professional level in a variety of styles as well as teaching music theory and improvisation in an interesting and practical way. Uses easy-read notation specially designed for harmonica.
For beginner harmonica players. An interesting and informative method for harmonica playing, this course includes folk songs, blues, boogie woogie, rock and roll, country, train songs, jigs, bluegrass, religious and classical selections. All songs are written using a simplified notation system.
For beginner blues harmonica players. Covers all aspects of blues harmonica playing, including blues scales and improvisation, along with over 100 riffs, songs and solos in styles such as folk blues, boogie blues, train blues and jazz blues. All examples are written using simplified notation.
Offering a comprehensive study of harmonica techniques and blues soloing concepts, this book contains studies and etudes on bending notes (draw and blow), throat vibrato, two-hole shakes, tongue blocking, acoustic and amplified playing, music theory, blues scales, octave substitutions, playing positions, and position substitutes. Intended for the intermediate to advanced diatonic harmonica player, this book provides extensive instruction on lead and accompaniment playing styles. the companion CD includes musical example and play-along songs. Each exercise is played and every full length song is fully accompanied by a blues band. Each large example is played once with harmonica and again with accompaniment only. This book can be used with both diatonic and chromatic harmonica, but us more recommended for the diatonic player.
100 Jazz Patterns for Chromatic is the ideal book for beginner harmonica players seeking a well-organized, easy-to-follow encyclopedia of scales and exercises, as well as professionals who want to develop their knowledge of jazz improvisation and take it to new heights. This book features a foreword and introduction by Yvonnick Prené, a discography and more for harmonica enthusiasts of any level. The book contains over 100 Jazz patterns, Major and Minor scales, Bebop scales, Popular modes, Hanon-type warm up exercises -- written in all keys, in standard notation and harmonica tabs. It also includes licks in the style of Toots Thielemans, Stevie Wonder and Larry Adler. As an instructor of the harmonica, Prené has skillfully and carefully selected the jazz patterns in this guide to entice and challenge students. Prené plays all patterns and examples to help students master the harmonica - all available to download from a URL (web link) included inside.