This pack contains absolutely everything you need to learn the Harmonica...including a Harmonica itself! This step-by-step method will guide you smoothly through your first notes giving you basic breathing patterns and your firstsimple tunes. As your confidence grows so will your knowledge of the instrument as gradually more notes are added and the songs and melodies become progressively more difficult. Furthermore you will learn how to comp with simplechords and rhythms learn some very funky breathing patterns and discover how to bend notes and add phrasing like a seasoned pro. An accompanying CD is included and is packed with specially recorded backing tracks that willallow you to hear your own playing against a real band as well as providing demonstration performances to help you along. The course is punctuated with dozens of hints and tips including how to care for your instrument and itsreeds and all lessons are fully illustrated with clear pictures and diagrams.

The Alfred Handy Guides are all designed to be exactly that; a handy guide! They are packed with all the fundamental principals skills techniques useful information and guidance to start playing an instrument whilst being compact enough to fit into your gig bag on your stand or in your guitar case and used as a reference. Teach Yourself to play the Harmonica includes everything you need to know to get started on the Harmonica with a history of the instrument complete note chart chording single note playing and advanced techniques licks in the styles of your favourite performers across the Blues rock pop country and folk styles. Perhapsthe most significant feature is the special note-reading system that will have you playing instantly whether you have experience or not! With classic repertoire pieces photographs and a clear presentation this is a fabulous and successful self-taught Harmonica Method!

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.

Master the heart-warming sounds of the country Harmonica with this comprehensive tutorial. Starting from your first few notes this DVD will guide you as you learn the phrasing blowing patterns and bending techniques that characterise the sound of an authentic Harmonica melody. Peter 'Madcat' Ruth shows you basic breathing patterns that then become the basic 'Train Rhythm' of Harmonica comping. Ruth also demonstrates a variety of hand positions that will enable you to master a good vibrato and the 'Wah Wah' sound. Such techniques are useless without a good tune to play and Ruth shows you some of his campfire favourites including Down In The Valley andCamptown Races.

Learning the Harmonica is easy and fun, especially with this complete method! Containing the lesson book, CD and a Harmonica - this package has everything you need to begin playing this versatile instrument. This method is a great introduction to the harmonica, focussing on the three most popular styles: blues, folk and country. Learn your favourite style and then play like Sonny Boy Williamson, John Mayall or Bob Dylan. Stuart 'Son' Maxwell teaches you the basic chords and notes plus special effects such as note-bending and vibrato, which are all used in the popular styles. The accompanying CD lets you hear how the songs should be played and features over 30 tracks that combine simple harmonica solos and full length backing tracks. / Harmonica

Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of harmonica music with this beginner's book/CD/DVD instruction pack! Play Today! is the ULTIMATE self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction and terrific songs. All you have to do is follow along with the tips lessons and music provided as you listen to the CD or watch the DVD. The CD includes 57 professional quality full-demo tracks. The DVD features on-screen harmonica tablature so you can play all the music examples. This complete guide to the basics covers: songs chords and melodies ? cross harp bending and fun tricks ? playing tips and techniques ?harmonica tablature. For use with a standard 10-hole diatonic harmonica in the key of C major.

Harmonica-This easy-to-follow harmonica DVD will take you step by step from first day exercises to playing along with a professional backing track! In one great DVD you get: Clear demonstrations and jargon free demonstrations about: Basic music notation Your first notes and Chords Special effects like bends trills and wah Playing your first songs Special features: Demonstrations and backing tracks for each song On screen close-ups for easy learning An â??owners manualâ?? approach to your harmonica that makes learning easier than ever before! Subtitles: Dutch Spanish French Italian Hungarian German Swedish Running Time: 43 minutes All Regions

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 keys a challenge for harmonica players but less difficult in 3rd Position. In this book we???ll 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 aroundthe harmonica with good tone. 2) Learning to improvise in 3rd Position in an intuitive way even for beginners. 3) Learning ???study??? 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 what???s technically going on. (This is at the end of the book so it???s 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). You???ll 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.

Harmonica Play-Along Volume 8-The Harmonica Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation listen to the online audio to hear how the Harmonica should sound and then play along with a professional band using the separate backing tracks. This volume features Harmonica solos by Will Galison. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.Includes: Bluesette (Toots Thielemans) • Cherry Pink andApple Blossom White (Jerry Murad's Harmonicats) • From Me to You (The Beatles) • Love Me Do (The Beatles) • Midnight Cowboy (from Midnight Cowboy) • Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany's) • Peg O' My Heart (Jerry Murad's Harmonicats) • A Rainy Night in Georgia (Brook Benton).

Harmonica Play-Along Volume 13-The Harmonica Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation listen to the online audio 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. Volume 13 includes eight essential tunes from this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer: Can't Hold Out Much Longer • Crazy Legs • I Got to Go • Last Night • Mean Old World • Rocker • Sad Hours • You're So Fine.

Harmonica Play-Along Volume 17. The Harmonica Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation, listen to the online audio 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 is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Includes: Blow, Wind, Blow - Forty Days and Forty Nights - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Louisiana Blues - Mannish Boy - Standing Around Crying - Trouble No More (Someday Baby) - Walking Through the Park.

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.

Description This easy-to-follow harmonica DVD will take you step by step from first day exercises to playing along with a professional backing track! In one great DVD you get: Clear demonstrations and jargon free demonstrations about: Basic music notation Your first notes and Chords Special effects, like bends, trills and wah Playing your first songs Special features: Demonstrations and backing tracks for each song On screen close-ups for easy learning An ‘owners manual’ approach to your harmonica that makes learning easier than ever before! Subtitles: Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Hungarian, German, Swedish Running Time: 43 minutes All Regions

Par SPAN DOC. This audio CD and booklet presents 10 backing tracks for you to practice soloing. Each track is recorded twice, once with harmonica and once without. Improve your timing by keeping up with a professional group. Develop a bank of riffs while playing with a solid blues backing. Learn new phrasing techniques. Playing along will stimulate your powers of improvisation. Listening carefully to what each instrument is doing will help you emulate it or just blend in, picking up rhythm patterns and playing your favorite melody over some of the tracks. Become acquainted with different blues grooves. It's good fun and great practice whatever your level of proficiency. The booklet contains basic instruction on rhythm, tone, melody, harmony, tongue blocking, improvisation, positions and scales, bending notes, and more. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Blues - Play Along / Recueil / Harmonica Diatonique

Harmonica Play-Along Volume 12-Volume 12 of the Harmonica Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite Bob Dylan songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation listen to the online audio tracks 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.