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Harmonica Masterclass Lesson Series

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Lesson Series Level 1

Basic Blues Harmonica Method Book/CD

Price: $14.95
Length: 36 Pages
Level: Beginning

Recording Includes: Detailed technique examples, songs, and background tracks to play along with.  For sound bytes click on the ".rm" files in the outline below.

Description: This book's focus is to get you playing blues harmonica as fast as possible.  The songs and exercises have been designed to take full advantage of great sounding patters available on your harmonica without difficult techniques.  This book is the 1^st in the Harmonica Masterclass Series, which means the instruction is very solid and prepares you for the following two series' to follow.

This book focuses on single note patterns and rhythms that will develop your motor skills and tone on the instrument. This book is packed with songs examples that really sound good, even at this beginning stage.  Bluesy playing is achieved without the technique of bending by using what's called 3^rd position.  This book covers the single hole embouchure, tongue block embouchure, and octaves.  Bending is not taught in this book. Again, the focus is to get you comfortable with moving around the instrument.  The C major diatonic harmonica is used in this book.

Table of Contents:
Section 1 - Notation
	Harmonica Note Spread & Note Identification on the Staff
Section 2 - Rhythm Training
	Staff Identification & Note Duration Identification
Section 3 - Holding the Harmonica
	Acoustic Cup
	Amplified Cup & Amplifier and Microphone Choice
Section 4 - Embouchure
Section 5 - Getting Started
	Movement Exercises
	Middle Octave C Major Scale & All Chords in a Major Key
	Entire C Major Scale & 1st Position Playing Examples
Section 6 - 2nd Position
	12 Bar Blues & Harmonica Note Spread Including Bends
	Cross Harp Scale
                12 Bar Jams #1-#4
	Articulations GA and TA - Sample BBHMart.rm
	Articulation Exercises
	12 Bar Jams #5-#7 - Sample bbhm5.rm         
	Two Holes Shake
	Two Hole Shake Examples & Dip Bend
	12 Bar Jam #8-#9 - Sample bbhm9.rm
	High-end Cross Harp Scale 
	12 Bar Jams #10-#17
Section 7 - 3rd Position
	Draw Harp Scale - 
	Laughing Vibrato - Sample bbhmvibr.rm
	12 Bar Jams #18-#20 - Sample bbhm20.rm
Section 8 - Tongue Blocking
	Pull 
	12 Bar Jams #21-#23 - Sample 
	Single Hole Tongue Block & Tongue Slap
	Embouchure Switching
	12 Bar Jams #24-#25 - Sample bbhm24.rm
	Pull & Pull Slap - Sample bbhmpull.rm
	12 Bar Jam #26
	Four Hole Octaves
	12 Bar Jams #27-#28
	Articulation within the Octave
	12 Bar Jam #29 - Sample bbhm29.rm
	Most Common Natural Scales & Note Spread Review
	Recommended Artists to Study
	12 Bar Jam #30

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Material Recommended by the Author to Accompany this Level:
1) Basic Blues Harmonica Method Video
2) Blues Harmonica Jam Tracks & Soloing Concepts #1 

Reviews on this Book:
"I recently purchased Series 1 books & CDs of the Harmonica Masterclass. A friend and I are on Jam #7 and having a great time. What has really impressed us is that we believe we are learning to play the harmonica and sound good, at least our families think so. The progression of lessons is easy to follow, makes sense, and is encouraging; in that, if we continue with the series we'll be somewhat competent on the harmonica. Both of us tried the harmonica in the past and became discouraged and quit. Your book has reenergized our desire to play the harmonica again. Thanks!"

    Richard Shepler