Description
* From Dave Gage and HarmonicaLessons.com!
This book is an excellent introduction as you begin playing the 10-hole diatonic harmonica. You DO NOT need prior harmonica or music experience to start learning today.
This book is designed for a standard 10-hole diatonic harmonica (preferably in the key of “C”) and includes: Basic Playing Techniques, Getting Started Tips, Lessons Plans, Beginner Blues Riffs with Jamming Instruction, and 10 Fun, Easy Songs (you don’t need to read music to play them).
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Length: 102 pages of clear, concise explanations for beginners of all ages. 8.5″ x 11″ paperback book.
Songs | Scales:
- Amazing Grace
- Jingle Bells
- Mary Had A Little Lamb
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Brahm’s Lullaby
- Frere Jacques
- Joy to the World
- Oh Susanna
- Alouette
- Home on the Range
- Major Scale
- Almost Blues Scale
Also Included:
- 6 Easy-to-Play Blues Riffs
- The “Almost Blues Scale”
- Six Weeks of Lesson Plans
- Learn Single Notes
- Bending notes
- Breathing Technique
- 1st and 2nd Positions Explained
- Jamming and Improv Tips
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Clear and Straight forward…
“I’d just like to say that your instruction is fantastic, and explains the harmonica in such a clear and straight forward way that it makes learning a pleasure. Thanks!”
– Greg Porter, Los Angeles, USA
Ideal for any beginning harmonica player…
“This large-format paperback is ideal for any beginning harmonica player because Dave Gage is a master of blending theory and practice in just the right proportions. He also knows that “keep it simple” is not enough unless wedded to “make it fun.” That Gage can do both things without talking down to his instrument or his audience is a marvel in itself.
The song tabs in the book are easy to read, and the conversational writing style relies heavily on bulleted lists to good effect. Crisp black and white photographs are used intelligently throughout.
Basic harmonica instruction can be found in many places, but I know of no other book or pamphlet that offers that in an attractive package together with jamming tips and shortcuts, observations on the difference between practicing and playing, lesson plans on a six-week cycle,and more.”
– Patrick O’Hannigan, North Carolina, USA