Harmonica For Dummies

by Winslow Yerxa

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

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!

CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[M Hi]

assumes respiratory fitness (good way to get humbled publicly if not)

[Gregg · Rating 5 out of 5]

While my reading overall was slow this summer, I spent a lot of time working through this book with my harmonica. It's been an amazing resource for having a foundation and place to learn various techniques. I'm excited to springboard into the next level of stuff now.

[Elvis Gregory-sayce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Good
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[J.J. Lair · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got a lot of good scales and notes to practice. I got some insight how to jam and improvise. I got some music theory that in reality, I didn’t get. I got this after the Internet videos went down so I lost some of that. From exercises and text, there was a lot to learn from this.

[Justus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good beginning instructional book, a bit too wide ranging for me, but its very clear in its explanations...I just don't have the skill to do bends or overblows!

[Luboš · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice explanation of bending.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written, comprehensive, insightful reference book. A must-have for harp players of all levels.