Jon Gindick

Download or read book Rock N' Blues Harmonica written by Jon Gindick and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From raw beginners to struggling intermediates, this highly informative love song to jamming and the blues helps the reader learn the basics of music theory and the I-IV-V chord progression from Adam and Eve in "The Night Music Was Discovered".

Download or read book Harmonica Americana written by Jon Gindick and published by . This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn to play America's 30 greatest songs, including a haunting Danny Boy, a blues-inspired America The Beautiful, and a side-splitting, lip-burning Turkey In The Straw. A compendium of harmonica lore including a special section on the blues."

Download or read book Blues Harmonica For Dummies written by Winslow Yerxa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. In-depth coverage of major blues harmonica techniques Blues song forms, improvisation, and accompanying singers Information on blues history and personalities 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!

Download or read book First Lessons Blues Harmonica written by David Barrett and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting beginning blues harmonica course! the ideas presented are solidly in the blues tradition with great sounding bluesy licks to play, even at the beginning level! Topics include Phrasing Concepts (how small pieces of music, called licks, are organized to create a pleasing solo), 12 Bar Blues Theory, Vibrato, Shakes, and Tongue Blocking. the recording includes all of the harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment. This book and its recording use a C major diatonic harmonica.•

Download or read book The Natural Blues and Country Western Harmonica written by Jon Gindick and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step by step guide to everything a beginner needs to know from buying a harmonica, putting the harmonica in your mouth, and holding your harmonica in order to play the harmonica with unspeakably beautiful tone from bending notes, warbling and caterwauling to making the harmonica cry like a baby.

Download or read book Masters of the Harmonica written by Margie Goldsmith and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masters of the Harmonica: 30 Master Harmonica Players Share Their Craft contains revealing interviews with Kim Wilson, Charlie McCoy, Paul Oscher, Delbert McClinton, Charlie Musselwhite, Jason Ricci, Magic Dick, Rick Estrin, Howard Levy, and nearly two dozen other consummate performers. "There have been books written about how to play harmonica, books on the history of the harmonica, techniques, and resources, but never before has there been a book in which thirty harmonica masters share their knowledge of the instrument. 'Masters of the Harmonica' is a must-have for harmonica players of every level." -Gerald Mueller, Product Manager, Hohner Harmonicas

Download or read book Harmonica For Dummies written by Winslow Yerxa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you hankering to play the harmonica? Harmonica For Dummies is an easy-to-read practice guide that gives you step-by-step instructions and gets you making music in no time! Even if you’re an experienced harmonica player, this jump-in-anywhere reference is packed with tips and playing techniques that will take your skills to the next level. This fast, fun, hands-on guide helps you choose your first harmonica and shows you how to hold it, make your first sounds, and keep it clean and working well. Helpful diagrams show you how to shape sounds using your tongue, throat, and hands. Before you know it you’ll be playing melodies, chugging out rhythms, and bending notes with ease. You’ll also pick up some basics of music theory and learn how to read the notation and tablature for all the music in the book. Discover how to: Play right out of the box with little or no experience using an inexpensive diatonic harmonica in the key of C Make that wonderful wailing sound Create exciting rhythms and play solo Understand how the harmonica works Play all of the music on the Bonus CD Read tablature, educate your eye, and develop your ear Breath correctly while playing Bend notes up and down Play one harp in many keys Develop your style in blues rock, country, folk, and more Play with other musicians Work with a microphone to create great sounds So stop dreaming and start playing! Harmonica For Dummies will get you wailing in no time! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.