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 9781619110816. A collection of 30 popular traditional Celtic reels for the diatonic harmonica. Every tune is played on the accompanying audio download. Every tune has been adapted/transcribed to be played on a single C harmonica in order to simplify the learning process and make reading easier. Tab notation along with explanation on ornamentations is included.

ISBN 9781609747138. This book is a detailed guide to learning how to play the harmonica. The material focuses on folk and blues music, including an array of tunes in both styles. Altogether, forty-one arrangements of increasing difficulty are presented. Special techniques and harmonicas other than the standard ten-hole-twenty-reed diatonic harp are also explained. Lessons on the companion video are taught by Phil Duncan. Includes access to online audio and video.