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Lesson Series Level 1

Classic Chicago Blues Harp #2 Book/CD

Price: $19.95
Length: 72 Pages
Level: Intermediate/Advanced

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

Description: Classic Chicago Blues Harp #2 follows book/CD #1 and is a progressive lesson book that walks you step-by-step from the intermediate stages of playing the harmonica to the very advanced. This lesson book is the main backbone to the Harmonica Masterclass Lesson Series.  Classic Chicago Blues Harp takes the major techniques used by professional artists and teaches it to you. Each chapter finishes in a chapter review test to help you in understanding the main points covered in each chapter. The D major diatonic harmonica is primarily used in this book, the other keys are A and C.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 10 - Techniques for Bluesier Playing
	What is 2nd Position: A Deeper Look
	Blues Scales:
		General Blues Scales
		Cross Harp Blues Scale
		Musical Example: Blues Scale Scream
		Sample  cc2sctream.rm
		Musical Example: Steppin' Lightly
	Quarter-tone Bends
	The Bent Vibrato - Sample cc2bvibrato.rm
	Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 11 - Tongue Blocking
	Using Tongue Blocking to Create a Single Hole
	The Tongue Slap
	Hot Licks & Blues Bits 6
	12 Bar Jam 6A & 6B
	Octave Embouchure
	Hot Licks & Blues Bits 7
	12 Bar Jam 7A-7C
	New Techniques:
		The Flutter Tongue
		Octave Substitution
	Hot Licks & Blues Bits 8
	12 Bar Jam 8A & 8B
	12 Bar Jam 8C, Octave Substitution & Phrasing
	Sample cc2octsub.rm

Chapter 12 - Blow Bends & 1st Position
	Upper & Lower Cross Harp Scale
	Upper & Lower Cross Harp Scale Example
	High End Blow Bends
	High End Blow Bends Mouth Diagram
	1st Position Explained
	1st Position Root Notes & 12 Bar Blues Progression
	Hot Licks & Blues Bits 9
	12 Bar Jam 9A
	Hot Licks & Blues Bits 10
	12 Bar Jam 10A

Chapter 13 - 3rd Position & Other Extended Positions
	Where Positions Received Their Name
	Position Criteria
		1st Position Soloing
		2nd Position Soloing
		3rd Position Soloing
	Generalizing Positions
	Soloing in 3rd Position
	Draw Harp Blues Scale
	3rd Position Chords & Root Notes
	12 Bar Jam 11A-11C
	
	SECTION 2 CLASSIC CHICAGO BLUES SONGS
	I'M Ready, By Willie Dixon, 3rd Position
	Sample cc2ready.rm

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Material Recommended by the Author to Accompany this Level:
1) Blues Harmonica Jam Tracks & Soloing Concepts #3
2) Scales, Patterns & Bending Exercises #2
3) Exploring 1st Position
4) Blues Chromatic
5) Building Harmonica Technique #3
6) Building Harmonica Technique #4