Step One: Play Harmonica

by Jason A. Shulman

Overview

(Music Sales America). This exciting book/CD pack features detailed diagrams and information aimed at beginners and includes a matching CD with all the music examples and tunes played by professional musicians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780825615948
Publisher:	Music Sales America
Publication date:	12/01/1996
Series:	Step One Series
Edition description:	BOOK & CD
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.17(d)

Table of Contents

	A Little Harmonica History	5
	Picking Your First Harmonica	7
	Getting to Know Your Harmonica	8
	Breaking In Your Harmonica	8
	The Care and Feeding of Your Harmonica	8
	First Steps	8
	Chords	10
	Tonguing	10
	The Basics of Playing	11
	Chord Melody	11
	Chord-Melody Tunes	12
	Oh, My Darling Clementine	12
	My Old Kentucky Home	12
	Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In	12
	The Streets of Laredo	13
	Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes	13
	Single Notes	16
	Single-Note Tunes	16
	Home, Sweet Home	16
	Polly Wolly Doodle	17
	She'll Be Comin' round the Mountain	17
	Tenting Tonight	18
	The Camptown Races	18
	Notation	19
	Rhythm
	The Blues	22
	Bending Notes	26
	Riffs	27
	Soloing on the Blues	29
	Harmonica Styles	32
	Folk Harmonica	32
	Blues Harmonica	33
	Jazz and Pop Harmonica	35
	Country Harmonica	38
	Rock Harmonica	39
	Amplified Harmonica	39
	A Final Note	41
	Position Chart	42
	Enharmonic Equivalents	42
	Bibliography	43
	Discography	44