Harmonica For Dummies

Yerxa, Winslow

ISBN 10: 047033729X / ISBN 13: 9780470337295

Published by John Publishing, 2008

About this Item

pb, 344pp, cd.

Seller Inventory # 2408011

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Harmonica For Dummies
• Publisher: John Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047033729X
• ISBN 13: 9780470337295
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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   

Breathe 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, but can be downloaded after purchase. 

About the Author

Winslow Yerxa is a harmonica player with thirty years′ experience in a wide variety of musical styles. He is also known internationally as a teacher, author, musical arranger, and recording artist, and is former editor of HIP (the Harmonica Information Publication) .