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| fastest harmonica player: David Harp's Instant Blues Harmonica David Harp, 2001-03-07 This interactive set teaches would-be harmonica players how to create their own simple improvisations within 15 minutes, while learning everything they need to know about music, the blues, and the harmonica. |
| fastest harmonica player: Blues with a Feeling Tony Glover, Scott Dirks, Ward Gaines, 2012-11-12 Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in commercials, film soundtracks or at a blues club, you are experiencing the legacy of the master harmonica player, Little Walter. Immensely popular in his lifetime, Little Walter had fourteen Top 10 hits on the R&B charts, and he was also the first Chicago blues musician to play at the Apollo. Ray Charles and B.B. King, great blues artists in their own right, were honored to sit in with his band. However, at the age of 37, he lay in a pauper's grave in Chicago. This book will tell the story of a man whose music, life and struggles continue to resonate to this day. |
| fastest harmonica player: How to Play Harmonica Blake Brocksmith, Gary Dorfman, Douglas Lichterman, 2018-04-03 This easy-to-understand beginner’s guide provides an introduction to playing the harmonica and includes helpful information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge. Learn to play the harmonica with this step-by-step guide perfect for beginners. With just this book and your harmonica in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, discover how and why your harmonica works, play some simple tunes, and start to improvise your own music. |
| fastest harmonica player: Muzician Blues Harmonica for Absolute Beginners Muzician.com, Peter Gelling, 2022-09-09 An informative, easy-to-follow introduction to the world of Blues Harmonica. Introduces Cross Harp playing immediately and covers essential techniques such as note bending, vibrato, slides, train rhythms, call and response and improvisation. |
| fastest harmonica player: Blues Harmonica Jam Tracks & Soloing Concepts #1 David Barrett, 2011-03-11 Upon completion of this book/CD set, you will understand the principle and techniques utilized in the creation of phrases and how to incorporate these concepts into your own harmonica performance. the companion CD contains jam tracks for incorporating new licks and ideas. Notation and harmonica tablature.View the Harmonica Masterclass Series outline |
| fastest harmonica player: Complete Classic Chicago Blues Harp David Barrett, 2011-08-18 This book is meant to take an instrument and musical style and teach it to the people who made it so popular, the blues listening public. A comprehensive lesson and study book for the intermediate and advanced diatonic harmonica player, Classic Chicago Blues Harp presents techniques,progressive examples and accompanying twelve bar blues exercise and examples. Special attention is given to the accurate reading of blues rhythms and each notated tune is carefully marked with tablature indicating precisely where to find individual notes. Each chapter concludes with achapter review of what was taught in that section. Thisbook is best suited to the intermediate player rather than the beginner, and will appeal strongly to those with a genuine desire to learn the Chicago blues harmonica style. The book is excellent for self-teaching, yet is comprehensive enough to be used in a private instruction format. The downloadable audio available online insures accuracy of interpretation and ease in learning. Most of the exercises and examples are included in the audio with split-tracked back-up music. Each song is played once with harmonica and then without. A great all-around study book for blues harmonica players at any level |
| fastest harmonica player: Instant Harmonica (Music Instruction) Patrick Byrne, 1993-03-01 (Book). Instant Harmonica is the book that makes learning harmonica fun and easy. In no time at all, students will be blowing a variety of tunes on their harp. The book includes a combination of tablature and EZ-Play notation and over thirty all-time great country and folk songs. Works with any ten-hole harmonica. |
| fastest harmonica player: Blues Harmonica For Dummies Winslow Yerxa, 2012-07-20 The fun and easy way to play blues on the 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 audio CD 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. CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase |
| fastest harmonica player: Progressive Beginner Blues Harmonica Muzician.com, Peter Gelling, 2023-03-24 For beginner blues harmonica players. Introduces cross harp playing and techniques such as note bending, vibrato, slides, train rhythms, call and response and improvisation. |
| fastest harmonica player: Classic Chicago Blues Harp #1 Level 2 David Barrett, 2016-04-08 Classic Chicago Blues Harp #1 is the second level lesson book in the Harmonica Masterclass Lesson Series. This book starts with more songs, exercises, andrhythm training, then leads you through a variety of bending techniques. You'll also learn many other more advanced techniques used by professional players, such as shakes, glissandos, breaks, and the different types of throat vibrato. This book will help you learn to use all of these techniques within a musical context. At the end of each chapter, you'll find review questions to help you make sure that you understood the main points covered. The D harmonica is used for most of the material in this book, but harmonicas in keys of A and C are also used. Includes access to online audio |
| fastest harmonica player: Harmonica Beginners - Your Easy How to Play Guide Book Dave Gage, 2014-10-08 From Dave Gage and HarmonicaLessons.com! This 100-page 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. It includes: Easy beginner songs, easy blues riffs and jamming, basic playing techniques, and lesson plans.Harmonica is not nearly as easy as many people would have you believe, but Dave has done his best to make learning to play as simple and straightforward as possible. You'll begin with basic techniques, songs, the Almost Blues Scale and simple blues riffs. If you stick with it, you'll soon graduate to jamming blues, rock, country, bending notes, and sounding like a pro. Easy-to-Read and to understand text plus large example photos. Includes: free website video + audio song/riff examples; FREE Trial Membership at HarmonicaLessons.com. |
| fastest harmonica player: First Lessons Blues Harmonica David Barrett, 2015-10-19 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.• |
| fastest harmonica player: Improvising Blues Harmonica David Barrett, John Garcia, 2010-12-29 Improvising Blues Harmonica, by authors David Barrett and John Garcia, is a groundbreaking method explaining the mysterious world of improvising. This book and recording cover: chorus forms; what licks, riffs, melodies and phrases are made of; scale and chord theory; concepts for soloing (focus notes); phrase shaping; accompaniment playing; hooks, heads and bridges; elements that add unity to an instrumental; instrumental song analysis; learning solos note for note and retaining licks. Concepts in this material have been proven over a decade of private lessons and workshops held around the world. If you are looking to go the next step in your soloing skills, this material will take you there. for intermediate and advanced blues harmonica players. Recording uses C and A major diatonic harmonicas. Examples presented in the book are played by the authors. Full-length study songs are also included. 80 pages in length with one CD recording. |
| fastest harmonica player: Teach yourself to play blues harmonica Bobby Joe Holman, Dave Rubin, 2001 This is a great method for any harmonica player to learn blues harmonica basics. An excellent means for expanding performance capabilities and styles, this book and audio set teaches cross harp (second position), note bending, 12-bar shuffle blues with bends, 12-bar slow blues with bends, introduction to third position (Dorian mode), Dorian mode exercises, 12-bar slow blues in third position, holding the harp with a microphone, the different microphones for electric harp, getting a great sound (amps, reverb devices, microphones and harps), and much more. |
| fastest harmonica player: Be Of Good Cheer Jaine Rodack, 2006-12-19 BE OF GOOD CHEER chronicles the life and work of PETE PEDERSEN, one of the greatest and most admired chromatic players of all time. Written by Pete’s long-time lyricist and significant other (Jaine Rodack), BE OF GOOD CHEER is for harmonica lovers, jingle enthusiasts, nostalgia and show-biz buffs. You’ll go on the road with Borrah Minevitch’s Harmonica Rascals. Mix and mingle with some of old Hollywood’s brightest stars. Travel to the Chicago of Pete’s youth, LA, New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Dallas, Memphis, Toronto, Asia and Europe. Rub elbows with harmonica greats and TV legends. Learn the story behind the celebrated arrangement of “Peg O’ My Heart.” Visit Diana Street, where scores of singing commercials and classic jingle packages were produced. Make the disco scene, from behind the scenes. Pour over dozens of photographs from Pete and Jaine’s personal collection. And share the wit and wisdom that was Pete’s trademark. |
| fastest harmonica player: Guinness World Records 2010 Craig Glenday, 2010 Lists records, superlatives, and unusual facts in the areas of fame, business, crime, the natural world, technology, war, the arts, music, fashion, and sports. |
| fastest harmonica player: Rock Harmonica David Barrett, 2015-08-21 The blanket term 'rock' is used to describe a musical genre that covers over six decades of musical diversity. the question for this book is, What does rock mean to harmonica players? This book is for harmonica players who have a basic grasp of the instrument and are looking to study the rock style in greater detail. You'll learn greater control of bends; speed licks; high-end licks; how to play bluesy notes and textures; how to play and construct hooks; how to deal with and play over the common chord progressions used in rock; and, music theory relative to playing rock harmonica. Concepts are presented through original tunes as well as staples of rock harmonica repertoire such as Magic Dick's Whammer Jammer!. |
| fastest harmonica player: Blues Harmonica Tom Ball, 1993 Shows how to play the harmonica to blues songs, with an illustrated book to show proper technique. |
| fastest harmonica player: Harmonica Aerobics David Harp, 2017-12-01 (Harmonica). Harmonica Aerobics offers a 36-week regimen to help you play to your full potential. Whether you're a beginner or more experienced, it's all here. The exercises include playing single notes and chords, bending notes, chord progressions, rhythmic precision, improvisation, strengthening your mouth and tongue, increasing your lung capacity, and much more. |
| fastest harmonica player: J.B.'s Harmonica John Sebastian, 1993 After continually being compared to his father, a famous harmonica player, J.B. decides not to play his harmonica anymore until he realizes that he can be a musician and be himself. |
| fastest harmonica player: Masters of the Harmonica Margie Goldsmith, 2019-09-23 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 |
| fastest harmonica player: India Book of Records 2021 Team Book India, 2021-08-02 Young or old, rich or poor, Hindu or Muslim, all unite at one platform; it's the India Book of Re-cords 2021. The year 2021 can be called the year of record making as more records are created and even more records are attempted than any other year in the past, leading to the breaking of our own boundaries to present you a bigger and thicker India Book of Records 2020. Arguably this is the biggest national book of records ever produced by any country, which in itself can be called a record. Truly, Indians create more re-cords than anyone else on the planet. While many of the Indian record holders achieved a place in Asia Book of Records and World Record Union, more than 50 Indian re-cord holders featured in a plat-form created by the initiative of three countries that produce the India Book of Records, Viet-nam Book of Records and Indonesia Book of Records to showcase the top record holders at the global stage. As you are holding 'India Book of Records 2021', surely some of the records will inspire you to challenge yourself to create a record and see your name in India Book of Records 2021. |
| fastest harmonica player: Blues Harp Tony Glover, 1965 |
| fastest harmonica player: Get Chugging: How to Play Rhythm Harmonica BEN HEWLETT, 2016-01-13 This book/CD set aims to teach you the basics - rhythm and breathing; tunes will come later. This revolutionary approach has helped thousands of new harmonica players; now it's YOUR turn! Chugging is all about sound textures - rich train sounds, gruff blues and spiraling country dance beats. the whole method is aural - just put on the CD and follow the instructions - the book expands the music and puts it on paper for you. |
| fastest harmonica player: Country Music Richard Carlin, 2014-02-25 This illustrated A-Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups, and bands. Articles also cover specific genres within country music as well as instruments used. Written in a lively, engaging style, the entries not only outline the careers of country music's greatest artists, they provide an understanding of the artist's importance or failings, and a feeling for his or her style. Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work. For a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary website. |
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| fastest harmonica player: Harmonica For Dummies Winslow Yerxa, 2009-01-29 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. |
| fastest harmonica player: The Blues Encyclopedia Edward Komara, Peter Lee, 2004-07-01 The Blues Encyclopedia is the first full-length authoritative Encyclopedia on the Blues as a musical form. While other books have collected biographies of blues performers, none have taken a scholarly approach. A to Z in format, this Encyclopedia covers not only the performers, but also musical styles, regions, record labels and cultural aspects of the blues, including race and gender issues. Special attention is paid to discographies and bibliographies. |
| fastest harmonica player: Beginning Blues Harp Don Baker, 2005-04 Learn how to get those laid back bluesy sounds from your harmonica with this great book by expert player Don Baker. Having mastered 'the basics' of breath control and straight playing, the easy-to-follow text then shows you how to progress to complex note-bending techniques and achieve tone control, triplet-tonguing and the famous 'wah wah' and 'train' effects. Listen to all the exercises and solos on the matching CD and learn even faster |
| fastest harmonica player: The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Lincoln, Abe-Primettes Colin Larkin, 1995 |
| fastest harmonica player: Encyclopedia of the Blues Edward M. Komara, 2006 This comprehensive two-volume set brings together all aspects of the blues from performers and musical styles to record labels and cultural issues, including regional evolution and history. Organized in an accessible A-to-Z format, the Encyclopedia of the Blues is an essential reference resource for information on this unique American music genre. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of the Blues website. |
| fastest harmonica player: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington - Morphine Colin Larkin, 2006 Containing 27,000 entries and over 6,000 new entries, the online edition of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music includes 50% more material than the Third Edition. Featuring a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, the Encyclopedia also offers thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system. |
| fastest harmonica player: Reservation Blues Sherman Alexie, 2013-10-15 DIVDIVWinner of the American Book Award and the Murray Morgan Prize, Sherman Alexie’s brilliant first novel tells a powerful tale of Indians, rock ’n’ roll, and redemption/div Coyote Springs is the only all-Indian rock band in Washington State—and the entire rest of the world. Thomas Builds-the-Fire takes vocals and bass guitar, Victor Joseph hits lead guitar, and Junior Polatkin rounds off the sound on drums. Backup vocals come from sisters Chess and Checkers Warm Water. The band sings its own brand of the blues, full of poverty, pain, and loss—but also joy and laughter.DIV It all started one day when legendary bluesman Robert Johnson showed up on the Spokane Indian Reservation with a magical guitar, leaving it on the floor of Thomas Builds-the-Fire’s van after setting off to climb Wellpinit Mountain in search of Big Mom./divDIV In Reservation Blues, National Book Award winner Alexie vaults with ease from comedy to tragedy and back in a tour-de-force outing powered by a collision of cultures: Delta blues and Indian rock. DIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div/divDIV/div/div |
| fastest harmonica player: Anthology of Blues Guitar Woody Mann, 1993-06-01 Transcriptions of 34 important blues songs and instrumentals presented in standard notation and tablature with vocal lines and lyrics. Includes 'Travelling Riverside Blues' and 'Baby What You Want Me To Do'. |
| fastest harmonica player: The Rolling Stone Album Guide Anthony DeCurtis, James Henke, Holly George-Warren, 1992 A completely revised edition of the bestselling guide to popular recordings--featuring 2,500 entries and more than 12,500 album reviews. The definitive guide for the `90s. |
| fastest harmonica player: First 50 Songs You Should Play on Bass Hal Leonard Corp., 2016-01-01 (Bass). If you're new to the bass, you are probably eager to learn some songs. This book provides easy arrangements in tab with lyrics for the most popular songs bassists want to play. Includes: American Girl * Billie Jean * Blister in the Sun * Crossfire * Hey Joe * I Got You (I Feel Good) * Livin' on a Prayer * Low Rider * Money * Monkey Wrench * My Generation * Paranoid * Peter Gunn * The Pink Panther * Roxanne * Should I Stay or Should I Go * Uptown Funk * What's Going On * With or Without You * Yellow * and more! |
| fastest harmonica player: Daily Studies for Diatonic Harmonica David Barrett, 2019-03-21 How good of a musician you become is predicated on how much practice you do and the quality of that practice. In all likelihood, you don't have access to a harmonica teacher (a rare breed), so it's up to you to identify what will help you grow as a player and how to best spend your valuable practice time. In Daily Studies for Diatonic Harmonica, author David Barrett (the world's most published author of harmonica lesson material) provides recommendations on how to set up your practice room, structure your practice time, what to work on to improve your playing, and how to prepare you for performance. The Daily Exercises portion of this book provides essential exercises for the diatonic harmonica-movement patterns, scales, tongue block technique drills, an exercise to help you memorize the chords of the 12 Bar Blues, your harmonica's note layout, and how to choose a note to match over a given chord, at any time, in any range of the harmonica. This book and accompanying recording is an essential text for all students of the diatonic harmonica. You'll need a C Major Diatonic Harmonica for this method. Includes access to online audio. |
| fastest harmonica player: Blind Boy Fuller Blind Boy Fuller, 2007 The Early Masters of American Blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues. Stefan Grossman, noted roots-blues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 19 songs, transcribed exactly as performed by legendary blues master Blind Boy Fuller. In addition to Stefan's expert transcriptions, the book includes a CD containing the original recordings of Blind Boy Fuller so you can hear the music as he performed it. Blind Boy Fuller was one of the most popular Piedmont Blues artists, recording most of his work during the late 1930s. Close friends with Sonny Terry and Rev. Gary Davis, his country blues music and fingerpicking playing style influenced thousands of blues players. |
| fastest harmonica player: The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Dave Marsh, John Swenson, 1983 This guide lists about 12,000 rock albums released through mid-1982. |
| fastest harmonica player: Limca Book of Records 2024 Hachette India, 2024-01-24 India's longest-running record book completing 34 years FEATS OF EXTRAORDINARY TENACITY STORIES OF STUNNING PERFORMANCES TRIUMPHS OF NEVER-SAY-DIE ACHIEVERS India's most comprehensive book of records captures the country's stellar achievements in human endeavour, structures, sports, education, defence, government, science and technology, adventure, business, cinema, environment and sustainability, literature, and the arts. From the longest, tallest, and fastest to the unique and truly extraordinary, this curation of superlatives presents a remarkable range of newly set records and those that have stood steadfast over the years. A recap of the record-breaking show at the Asian Games 2022 and a focus section on Indian Parliament make this edition extra special. Records in the conservation of the environment and betterment of our communities, among others, are sure to resonate and motivate readers. This edition of India's number one record-cum-reference book, with over 450 coloured images, is packed with informative timelines, reader-friendly infographics, tables, and number trivia. Limca Book of Records 2024 promises to thrill, enrich, and entertain! ... as always! |
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