ISBN 9781619118799.

Minor Blues Harmonica includes introductory material for new players on holding the harmonica, achieving a single note, and common techniques that sound great on the instrument. Not-so-new players will enjoy learning new songs at their current skill levels. Intermediate players will benefit from learning to play in 3rd Position to broaden their options while performing. Players at a more advanced level will learn to play in minor keysaa challenge for harmonica players, but less difficult in 3rd Position. In this book weall explore the killer sounds that 3rd Position has to offer, focusing on the following areas: 1) New players will learn to play single notes and moving around the harmonica with good tone. 2) Learning to improvise in 3rd Position in an intuitive way, even for beginners. 3) Learning astudya songs to play by yourself and at blues jams. These songs also provide valuable licks to help develop your own improvisational vocabulary. 4) An overview of music theory to help you understand whatas technically going on. (This is at the end of the book, so itas not required in order to play the examples.) 5) A chapter for the more advanced players to learn how to play the lower octave of the harmonica in 3rd Position (requires good bending skills). Youall need a C Major Diatonic Harmonica for this book and recording. Recordings of all the examples are played by author David Barrett. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781610655057. 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 audio 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. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781610658959. This book covers the most common scales and modes used on the entire Lee Oskar Harmonica System. There are extensive exercises that help develop your agility and speed on the instrument. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781610657211. Learn the most common scales and modes used on the major diatonic harmonica. The intention behind these extensive exercises is to develop agility and speed on the instrument. Single-note patterns are introduced without bends. After mastering these exercises the lesson then progresses to patterns with bends. If you want to optimize your performance on the harmonica, this is a must-have addition to your library! Written in standard notation with harmonica tablature. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619119741.

The purpose of this book is to prepare harmonica players to play jazz music by teaching both the technical skills and the harmonica knowledge needed for fluid, effortless improvisation. Topics include vibrato, articulation, twelve-bar blues, the blues scale, pentatonic scales, intervals, melody development, and chord progressions. This book uses diatonic 10-hole harmonicas in all keys, and the 12 or 16-hole C Chromatic harmonica. The audio files are in split-track format and include both simple and complex versions of the tunes in the book. Includes access to online audio files.