Harmonica For Dummies
2. Edition October 2020
416 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Wail on your harmonica!
The harmonica is one of the most popular and versatile instruments in the world. There are several reasons harmonicas are awesome--you can play them anywhere, they're inexpensive, and you can show off in dozens of musical styles. The friendly and pleasingly tuneful Harmonica For Dummies is the fastest and best way to learn for yourself!
You'll find an easy-to-follow format that takes you from the basics to specialized techniques, with accompanying audio and video content included to make learning even more simple and fun. Before you know it, you'll be playing jazz in your living room and the blues on your way to work or school--and that's just the prelude to mastering classical riffs. That's right, the humble harmonica has graced some of the grandest concert halls on planet Earth!
* Choose the right harmonica
* Enhance your sound with tongue technique
* Develop your own style
* Perfect your live performance
The harmonica is awesome to learn, but even more awesome to&nlearn well, and Harmonica For Dummies will get you on the road from being an occasional entertainer to becoming an accomplished live performer.
P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Harmonica For Dummies (9781118880760). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!
Part 1: Getting Started with Harmonica 7
Chapter 1: What Is This Thing Called Harp? 9
Chapter 2: Becoming a Harmonica Owner 17
Chapter 3: Making Your First Harmonica Sounds 33
Chapter 4: Relating to Notes, Scales, and Chords 55
Part 2: Starting to Make Some Music 75
Chapter 5: I Hear a Melody: Playing Single Notes 77
Chapter 6: Shaping Your Sound 103
Chapter 7: Enhancing Your Sound with Your Tongue on the Harp 127
Chapter 8: Bending Notes 149
Chapter 9: Positions: Playing One Harp in Many Keys 177
Part 3: Growing Beyond the Basics 199
Chapter 10: Fancy Playing: Developing Flair and Speed 201
Chapter 11: Mastering New Songs 219
Chapter 12: Behind the Hidden Treasure: Bending Notes Up 229
Part 4: Developing Your Style 245
Chapter 13: Rockin' and Bluesin' 247
Chapter 14: Expressing Yourself with Some Folk and Gospel Melodies 267
Chapter 15: Fiddlin' the Night Away with Traditional Dance Tunes 283
Part 5: Taking It to the World 299
Chapter 16: Putting It All Together -- Your Tunes, Your Band, Your Listeners 301
Chapter 17: Amplifying Your Sound 313
Chapter 18: Improving Your Harmonica with Repairs and Upgrades 327
Part 6: The Part of Tens 347
Chapter 19: Ten (Or More) Ways to Connect in the Harmonica World 349
Chapter 20: Way More Than Ten Harmonica Albums You Should Hear 357
Part 7: Appendixes 365
Appendix A: Tuning Layouts for All Keys 367
Appendix B: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 373
Index 383
