Harmonica For Dummies

Winslow Yerxa is a widely known and respected harmonica player, teacher, and author. He has written, produced, and starred in many harmonica book and video projects. He provides private harmonica instruction worldwide and currently teaches at The California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, California.

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Harmonica 5 Chapter 1: What Is This Thing Called Harp? 7 Chapter 2: Becoming a Harmonica Owner 13 Chapter 3: Making Your First Harmonica Sounds 29 Chapter 4: Relating to Notes, Scales, and Chords 51 Part II: Starting to Make Some Music 71 Chapter 5: I Hear a Melody: Playing Single Notes 73 Chapter 6: Shaping Your Sound 99 Chapter 7: Enhancing Your Sound with Your Tongue on the Harp 123 Chapter 8: Bending Notes 145 Chapter 9: Positions: Playing One Harp in Many Keys 173 Part III: Growing Beyond the Basics 195 Chapter 10: Fancy Playing: Developing Flair and Speed 197 Chapter 11: Mastering New Songs 215 Chapter 12: Behind the Hidden Treasure: Bending Notes Up 225 Part IV: Developing Your Style 241 Chapter 13: Rockin and Bluesin 243 Chapter 14: Expressing Yourself with Some Folk and Gospel Melodies 263 Chapter 15: Fiddlin the Night Away with Traditional Dance Tunes 279 Part V: Taking It to the World 295 Chapter 16: Putting It All Together Your Tunes, Your Band, Your Listeners 297 Chapter 17: Amplifying Your Sound 309 Chapter 18: Improving Your Harmonica with Repairs and Upgrades 323 Part VI: The Part of Tens 343 Chapter 19: Ten (Or More) Ways to Connect in the Harmonica World 345 Chapter 20: Way More Than Ten Harmonica Albums You Should Hear 353 Part VII: Appendixes 359 Appendix A: Tuning Layouts for All Keys 361 Appendix B: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 367 Index 377