How To Play the Harmonica: And Other Life Lessons

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Overview

the harmonica can make you more playful (which is the WHOLE POINT of this book)

"We should all stop and smell the roses, but as Sam Barry notes in this cheery and inspiring little book, stopping to make a little music is just as rewarding and much more fun-and you can do it indoors! A wonderful read."
-Mitch Albom, author of For One More Day

"This book makes starting out on the harmonica fun-and makes life a little more fun, too. Harmonically yours,"
-Lee Oskar, world-renowned harmonicist

  • How To Play the Harmonica
    How To Play the Harmonica

Editorial Reviews

From Barnes & Noble
The harmonica is the perfect instrument: small enough to keep in your pocket; loud enough to make your presence felt. Free spirit Sam Barry spends his days toiling as a HarperOne marketing and promotions manager and many of his nights raising a musical ruckus with his bestselling author brother, Dave, and the rest of the Rock Bottom Remainders crew. As he waits for a major recording contract that might not come, he reflects on all the things that his harmonica has taught him about life. Delightful and uplifting, this little book just might convince you to add a harmonica to your daily repertoire.
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"In this little gem of a book, Barry's pastorly reassurances loosen ties, bring out inner chickens and enable nascent musicians to let rip like Dylan and the Boss, eventually moving toward pomposity-slaying licks and writing an original blues song (because you know you have one in you)."

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781423605706
  • Publisher: Smith, Gibbs Publisher
  • Publication date: 8/1/2009
  • Pages: 144
  • Sales rank: 567,644
  • Product dimensions: 5.54 (w) x 7.34 (h) x 0.39 (d)

Meet the Author

Sam Barry

Sam Barry is a marketing and promotions manager at HarperOne as well as an author and musician. Barry offers advice to aspiring writers as one half of BookPage's Author Enablers team, and tours the country as a member of the Rock Bottom Remainders.

Kathi Kamen Goldmark has worked "on the inside" of publishing as a media escort and publicist for nearly every major publisher. She's also the other half of the Author Enablers column and the founding member of the Rock Bottom Remainders.

Read an Excerpt

Lighten up. yes, you. and me too. We've all been taking ourselves far too seriously for too long, and as a result we've made a complete mess of things. Stress, fear, and anxiety rule our lives. Meanwhile, we're missing out on the most FUN-damental (I promise I won't do that again) joy of all. Human beings are hardwired to play.

Table of Contents

foreword by dave barry 6

acknowledgments 10

prologue: how playing can save your life 11

playing: your inalienable right 17

breathing and other essentials 33

listening: big ears are pretty 43

stage fright 51

jumping in the deep end 55

keeping the faith 63

just a white boy lost in the blues 71

practice works 83

making time to play 93

melody & harmony: what makes a song a song? 97

we've got rhythm 107

improvisation: how to fake it so you make it 113

oops! the law of mistakes 121

plays well with others 125

failure is an option 133

etiquette: good manners matter 137

dancing the two-step with two left feet 141

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