The Harmonica Player

With Online Audio-As a Harmonica player only around twenty percent of your playing time on the bandstand is spent soloing - have you studied how to play during the other eighty percent' Blues Harmonica Accompaniment Playingteaches the important skill of providing accompaniment on the Harmonica. This volume in the School of the Blues Lesson Series will take you on an exciting journey into the art of traditional blues Harmonicaaccompaniment (playing fills under vocals and chording patterns) as well as modern approaches to playing Horn Organ and Bass lines. Additional studies cover openings breaks and endings. Suitable for the intermediate toadvanced level Harmonica player this book includes access to downloadable online audio tracks featuring all Harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment music.

The blanket term 'rock' is used to describe a musical genre that covers over six decades of musical diversity. The question for this book is, What does rock mean to harmonica players' This book is for harmonica players who have a basic grasp of the instrument and are looking to study the rock style in greater detail. You'll learn greater control of bends; speed licks; high-end licks; how to play bluesy notes and textures; how to play and construct hooks; how to deal with and play over the common chord progressions used in rock; and, music theory relative to playing rock harmonica. Concepts are presented through original tunes as well as staples of rock harmonica repertoire such as Magic Dick's Whammer Jammer!. 68 pages, audio included. Contents: Introduction - What is Rock Harmonica' Harmonicas Needed Chapter 1 - A Word about Notation and Embouchure Chapter 2 - Bending What Notes Can Be Bent Bending Exercises Chapter 3 - Scales for Improvising Major Pentatonic Scale Blues Scale Context and Homework Chapter 4 - Speed and High-End Licks Mastering the High End of the Harmonica Speed Playing (Breath and Movement Patterns and Backtracking) Words of Caution and Homework Chapter 5 - Power Licks Chapter 6 - Decoding Music for Improvisation Scale Theory Chord Theory Chord Qualities 7th and 9th Chords Arpeggios and Chord Scales The Making of a Chord Scale Chord Charts Chapter 7 - Common Chord Progressions Chapter 8 - Hooks, Heads and Sequences Head Hooks and Sequences Sequence Worksheet Sequence Licks Room to Move Head Chapter 9 - Whammer Jammer Study Song Chorus by Chorus Study Whammer Jammer Full Transcription Chapter 10 - Butter Strut Study Song Form Analysis Butter Strut Full Transcription Chapter 11 - How to be a Great Rock Harmonica Player by Jason Ricci Chapter 12 - Recommended Artists Chapter 13 - Notation Key

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.

Harmonica Play-Along Volume 14 (Chromatic Harmonica)-The Harmonica Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation listen to the CD to hear how the Harmonica should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player and also enhanced so PC and Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch.Volume 10 features chromatic Harmonica arrangements by Will Galison of: Autumn Leaves ? Georgia on My Mind ? Lullaby of Birdland ? Meditation (Meditacao) ? My Funny Valentine ? SatinDoll ? Some Day My Prince Will Come ? What a Wonderful World.?To my ear [Will Galison is] the most original and individual of the new generation of Harmonica players.? Toots Thielemans.

The Harmonica Position Chart covers all the basics needed by a harmonica player to play in First Second and Third Position. For each position in-depth charts and notated examples (using standard music notation and TAB) areprovided. This includes: C harmonica note layout chart; C harmonica note layout chart with bends; the natural scale available in that position with and without bends; the chords of that position’s key; the chords used for bluesin that position; 12 bar blues chart with root notes of the chords for that position; blues scale and band/harmonica reference key for that position. A very handy quick reference of the theory information needed to play inpositions.

With Online Audio-The Exploring series of books within the Harmonica Masterclass Lesson Series walks you through each of the most commonly played positions on the ten-hole diatonic Harmonica. This volume for 1st Position focuses on the basicprinciples of what makes 1st Position work scales that help maneuverability and speed within 1st Position and interactive jamming with David Barrett and the David Barrett Blues Band. The book contains the most extensive catalogof 1st Position blues licks and phrases ever written. The carefully sequenced lessons will walk you through both modern licks and classic licks and solos in the style of great masters of 1st Position playing like Sonny BoyWilliamson II and Jimmy Reed. This book and audio is a must for the dedicated blues Harmonica player! Difficulty level is intermediate to advanced. Written in notation and Harmonica tablature. Audio download available online.

One hundred and twenty diatonic harmonica favorites with guitar chords shown on each tune. This book combined with the Harmonica Songbook will give the diatonic harmonica player a tremendous repertoire of songs to play!

This terrific method book with online audio is specific to the chromatic Harmonica and covers 14 scales and modes in all 12 keys. It contains more than 20 songs and musical examples that take beginners from the basics on through to the most advanced techniques available for the contemporary Harmonica player. Every aspect of this versatile musical instrument is explored and explained in easy-to-understand detail with illustrations.  

Improvising Blues Harmonica by authors David Barrett and John Garcia is a groundbreaking method explaining the mysterious world of improvising. This book and recording cover: chorus forms;what licks riffs melodies and phrases are made of; scale and chord theory; concepts for soloing (focus notes); phrase shaping; accompaniment playing; hooks heads and bridges; elements that add unity to an instrumental;instrumental song analysis; learning solos note for note and retaining licks.Concepts in this material have been proven over a decade of private lessons and workshops held around the world. If you are looking to go the nextstep in your soloing skills this material will take you there. For intermediate and advanced blues Harmonica players. Recording uses 'C' and 'A' major diatonic Harmonicas. Examples presented in the book are played by the authors.Full-length study songs are also included. 80 pages in length with access to online audio.

The blanket term 'rock' is used to describe a musical genre that covers over six decades of musical diversity. The question for this book is, 'What does rock mean to harmonica players?' This book is for harmonica players who have a basic grasp of the instrument and are looking to study the rock style in greater detail. You'll learn greater control of bends: speed licks: high-end licks: how to play bluesy notes and textures: how to play and construct hooks: how to deal with and play over the common chord progressions used in rock: and, music theory relative to playing rock harmonica. Concepts are presented through original tunes as well as staples of rock harmonica repertoire such asMagic Dick's 'Whammer Jammer!'. Includes access to online audio. / Pop and rock / Etude / Harmonica Diatonique

Everything you need to start learning to play the harmonica in one box. An ideal gift for someone just starting to take up the harmonica, blues harp or pocket organ, unwrap the packaging and start playing immediately! Give yourself flying start with this box collection of essentials. In this great pack you get: a 10-hole Harmonica in C, the Absolute Beginners Play-along book and CD, a How To Play The Pocket Harmonica book, Don Baker's Beginning Blues Harp DVD, and a Manuscript Book for ideas and notes. These are all proven products that have helped countless Harmonica players to be the best they can be. / Harmonica

The Gig SaversTM series has been designed to give studying harmonica players answers to common questions in a brief affordable yet informative fashion. Essential Quick Charts gives you all of the important reference chartsneeded by all players of the instrument. Full diatonic harmonica key charts bending charts over-bend charts position charts major and minor scale charts and Lee Oskar special tuning charts are covered.

Stuff All the Pros Know and Use-Ready to take your Harmonica playing to the next level' This book presents valuable how-to insight that Harmonica players of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text photos music diagrams and accompanying audio tracks provide a terrific easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics including: techniques position playing soloing accompaniment the blues equipment performance maintenance and much more!