Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Harmonica: For Beginners of All Ages, Comb Bound Book and HarmonicaLearn to play the harmonica and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various harmonica types, how to care for and groom your very own harmonica, how to hold and break it in and getting acquainted with harmonica notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, and songs, lesson by lesson. You will learn advanced techniques such as bending notes, cross harp, and improvisation, which will assist you in coloring your musical creations with your own unique style. Upon completion you will be able to play the harmonica in all styles, perform with a band, understand the basics of improvising, and know how to read music. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. The guide features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Licks in the style of your favorite performers * Complete harmonica note chart * Blues progressions in various keys * Brand new Hohner harmonica This handy guide is for diatonic and chromatic harmonicas and teaches you how to play through an easy-to-understand, step-by-step system. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way. |
Contents
GETTING STARTED | 4 |
When the Saints Go Marching | 22 |
Summing | 32 |
Home on the Range | 42 |
Are You from Dixie? | 48 |
Tom Dooley | 54 |
STYLES RECOMMENDED LISTENING | 89 |
MORE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES | 105 |
LICKS IN THE STYLE | 137 |
FINAL THOUGHTS | 152 |
Common terms and phrases
12-bar blues 12-bar blues progression 54 Chromatic arrow bar line bass clef bend notes Billy Joel Blow into holes Bob Dylan Bright rock Bruce Springsteen C7 G chord chromatic harmonica chromatic harp Closed notes D7 G diatonic harmonica diatonic or chromatic Dm Dm draw notes duck duck duck Eighth Notes example Fast G D7 C7 G Diatonic G G G G G7 G7 C G7 Geils Band Gm D7 Gm grace note half note HH HH Huey Lewis Institute of Jazz instrument Jazz Studies Jingle Bells key of G key signature indicates licks Major Scale playable melody MINI MUSIC LESSON Names to listen notes with stems Photo courtesy pitch played cross harp players quarter note rhythm single notes slide button song Sonny Terry sound Stevie Wonder Style syncopation tap tap tap tongue Traditional type of vibrato unless preceded vibrato چا ما