Mel Bay First Lessons Blues Harmonica Book/CD/DVD Set

Have you ever wanted to learn to play the blues? In First Lessons Blues Harmonica, 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. This book and its recording/DVD use a C major diatonic harmonica.

The recording and DVD includes all of the harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment

Companion DVD included: 37:13 minutes

Contents include: Placing Your Lips on the Harmonica

Holding the Harmonica

Understanding Notated Music

Understanding the Harmonica

Chugging and Swing

Understanding the Blues

12 Bar Blues Progression

Feeling 12 Bar Blues & Single Note Horn Lines

Throat Vibrato

AAA Verse Form, Licks & Songs

AAB Verse Form, Licks & Songs

Dip Bend

AAA & AAB Verse Forms with Fills

Two Hole Shake

A B/A C Verse Form, Licks & Songs

Big Mama's Jelly

Tongue Blocking