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Blues Harmonica For Dummies
Winslow Yerxa (Author)
9781119694519, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 9 April 2020
384 pages
23.1 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.567 kg
Breathe the blues into your harmonica! Blues harmonica is the most popular and influential style of harmonica playing, and it forms the basis for playing harmonica in other styles such as rock and country. Blues Harmonica for Dummies gives you a wealth of content devoted to the blues approach—specific techniques and applications, including bending and making your notes sound richer and fuller with tongue-blocked enhancements; use of amplification to develop a blues sound; blues licks and riffs; constructing a blues harmonica solo; accompanying singers; historical development of blues styles; and important blues players and recordings. The accompanying website features all the musical examples from the book, plus play-along exercises and songs that let you hear the sound you're striving for. If you're intrigued by the idea of understanding and mastering the compelling (yet mysterious) art of playing blues on the harmonica, Blues Harmonica For Dummies has you covered. 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 Blues Harmonica For Dummies (9781118252697). 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!
Introduction 1 Part 1: So You Wanna Play Blues Harmonica? 7 Chapter 1: Connecting with the Blues 9 Chapter 2: Getting Your Harmonicas Together 17 Chapter 3: Deciphering the Code: A Blues Guide to Music Symbols 31 Part 2: Doin’ the Crawl: Your First Harmonica Moves 55 Chapter 4: Breathing Life into the Harmonica 57 Chapter 5: Moving Around with Single Notes 73 Chapter 6: Creating Blues Harmonica Licks and Riffs 85 Chapter 7: Progressing Through the 12-Bar Blues 97 Part 3: Beyond the Basics: Getting Bluesy 119 Chapter 8: Working with the Low and High Registers of the Harmonica 121 Chapter 9: Modulating and Punctuating Your Sound 133 Chapter 10: Enriching Your Sound with Textures 145 Chapter 11: Bending Notes: A Classic Part of the Blues Sound 163 Part 4: Developing Your Style 201 Chapter 12: Playing in Different Keys on a Single Harmonica 203 Chapter 13: Working Your Blues Chops in First Position 211 Chapter 14: Accelerating the Blues with Third Position 223 Chapter 15: Playing Blues Chromatic Harmonica in Third and First Positions 235 Chapter 16: Playing Blues in Minor Keys 251 Chapter 17: Groovin’ with Non-12-Bar Blues 263 Part 5: Taking It to the Streets: Sharing Your Music 273 Chapter 18: Developing Your Blues Repertoire 275 Chapter 19: Blues Harmonica Amplification: Making a Big Noise with a Tiny Little Thang 289 Part 6: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 20: Ten Things to Know about Sharing Your Music with Others 309 Chapter 21: Ten Important Periods and Styles in Blues Harmonica History 321 Part 7: Appendixes 331 Appendix A: Tuning Layouts for All Keys 333 Appendix B: About the Website 339 Index 347
Subject Areas: Music [AV]
