Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica written by PETER KRAMPERT and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harmonica Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive book ever written on the instrument, offering over 900 articles on players, bands, techniques, resources and a discography of over 5,000 recordings by harmonica players. Originallyreleased in 1998, this new edition is profusely illustrated with over 150 photographs of the players who have made the harmonica the world's most popular musical instrument. This book has been critically acclaimed by readers in over 25 countries and is a must-have for any serious harmonica enthusiast

Download or read book Harmonica Americana written by Jon Gindick and published by . This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn to play America's 30 greatest songs, including a haunting Danny Boy, a blues-inspired America The Beautiful, and a side-splitting, lip-burning Turkey In The Straw. A compendium of harmonica lore including a special section on the blues."

Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Blues written by Edward M. Komara and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Lentil written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1978-04-27 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Lentil wants to learn to sing, but no matter how hard he tries he can’t sing on key. He can’t even pucker his lips to whistle! So Lentil learns to play the harmonica instead and beautifully carries his tune through the winding streets of Alto, Ohio. Lentil masters his craft just as the beloved Colonel Carter returns to town and the Alto residents decide to plan a special celebration. But Old Sneep, the grouchiest man in town, doesn’t want anyone celebrating Colonel Carter’s homecoming. When Old Sneep stops the welcoming parade in its tracks, Lentil’s music turns out to be just what Alto needs. Robert McCloskey, the Caldecott-winning author and illustrator of Make Way for Ducklings, brings readers this delightful two color picture book.

Download or read book Blues Harmonica For Dummies written by Winslow Yerxa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breathe the blues into your 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 website 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. P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Blues Harmonica For Dummies (9781118252697). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!

Download or read book Favorite Harmonica Songs written by Phil Duncan and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 5 1/2x 8 QWIKGUIDE gives you easy access to playing harmonica. This book uses the 12 or 16-hole chromatic harmonica in the key of C, as well as the 10-hole diatonic in the key of C, in standard tuning and blues harp style. the tunes are written in standard notation and tablature (arrows and numbers) with guitar chords. Lyrics are included for most of the songs. These songs apply techniques taught in Basic Blues Harp and Basic Chromatic Harmonica by the same author.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Blues written by Gérard Herzhaft and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular Encyclopedia of the Blues, first published by the University of Arkansas Press in 1992 and reprinted six times, has become an indispensable reference source for all involved with or intrigued by the music. The work alphabetizes hundreds of biographical entries, presenting detailed examinations of the performers and of the instruments, trends, recordings, and producers who have created and popularized this truly American art form.

Download or read book The Blues Encyclopedia written by Edward Komara and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Harmonica written by Tony Johnston and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Nazis invaded Poland, a family is split apart. The parents are sent to one concentration camp, their son to another. Only his father's gift, a harmonica, keeps the boy's hopes alive and, miraculously, ensures his survival. Tony Johnston's powerful story, inspired by the life of a Holocaust survivor, is enhanced by Ron Mazellan's luminous artwork. A testament to the human spirit and the transcendent power of music.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir in bite-size chunks from the author of the viral Modern Love column “You May Want to Marry My Husband.” “[Rosenthal] shines her generous light of humanity on the seemingly humdrum moments of life and shows how delightfully precious they actually are.” —The Chicago Sun-Times How do you conjure a life? Give the truest account of what you saw, felt, learned, loved, strived for? For Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the surprising answer came in the form of an encyclopedia. In Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life she has ingeniously adapted this centuries-old format for conveying knowledge into a poignant, wise, often funny, fully realized memoir. Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many of which are cross-referenced, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life. Start anywhere—preferably at the beginning—and see how one young woman’s alphabetized existence can open up and define the world in new and unexpected ways. An ordinary life, perhaps, but an extraordinary book.

Download or read book How To Play The Chromatic Harmonica Instantly written by Marcos Habif and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW EDITION! THE BOOK 2 CHROMATIC HARMONICA 1 & 2 STEP 5 - 60 minutes(Video and Audio Purchase Separately) Step-By-Step EZ Lessons EZ Songs Lessons include: Slide Button Major Scales Sharps & Flats Learn To Jam The Blues Video and Audio (Purchase Separately) You Don't Have To Read Music! This 2-in-1 book shows you how to play the chromatic harmonica and how to create music in any key using the chromatic slide button. Marcos teaches you to play the major scales, sharps and flats. Learn where all the easy BLUES jams are and jam BLUES instantly. THE BOOKS by Marcos - The most comprehensive, Easy to learn Step by Step common sense approach harmonica method on the market today. Learn the universally known and accepted "Arrow System" playing easy simple songs. You don't need to read music to start playing songs. Both "How To Play Harmonica Instantly" and "How To Play Chromatic Harmonica Instantly" contain lessons, songs and harmonica history that lead you to a great learning experience in mastering the Harmonica. The book contains 64 pages with meaningful illustrations, lessons and songs! For the musician who is looking to expand their musical horizons Marcos has provided 2 additional books: How To Play Guitar Instantly and How To Play Keyboards and Piano Instantly. You get the best books ever written. Read the book, see the illustration and hear all the samples on the DVD. Best to order both The Book and DVD for the 3 dimensional process of learning "READ-SEE-HEAR". - "This is a great package. And it's great for the beginner." Kevin, Guitar Center, San Francisco, California. - "It's good, everybody loves it. The best book we ever had." Metroplex Music, Garland, Texas. - "The customers like it, a good product. It moves fast and is comprehensive." Jack's Music, Sacramento, California.

Download or read book Celtic Harmonica Encyclopedia Volume 1 written by Glenn Weiser and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of a four-part collection of over 200 Irish and Scottish dance tunes and airs arranged for standard Richter and Paddy Richter tuned 10-hole diatonic harmonicas. Volume One contains 37 famous Celtic airs, laments, mazurkas, and waltzes including “Danny Boy”, “The Last Rose of Summer”, “The Minstrel Boy”, “Macpherson’s Farewell”, “Annie Laurie”, and many others. The book includes standard notation in the original keys, harmonica tab, guitar chords, and downloadable audio files of the tunes. There is also an instructional section explaining all the techniques you’ll need to know to play traditional music on harmonica.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Scales for Harmonica written by David Herzhaft and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of scales aims at providing you with a very comprehensive collection of scales for the harmonica. Written on the whole instrument in all 12 keys in notation music and tabs this book provides an instant access to the precious harmonic content necessary to any player. Each scale is analyzed and comes with an explanation on how to use it, what modes compose the scale, on which chords to play the scale. Extra content is provided to give you the basics of using scales and create your own workout. List of the scales provided: Major, Melodic minor, Harmonic minor, Harmonic major, Double Harmonic minor and all of their modes. Pentatonic major and minor, Pentatonic blues (blues scale), Pentatonic minor 6 (or penta dominant), Pentatonic m7b5 Diminished or Half diminished, Whole Tone, Augmented, 9 Tone Augmented Bonus: 5 Bebop scales, 8 rare Extra pentatonics, 8 rare Extra scales Total of 142 diagrams, 142 scales

Download or read book Celtic guitar written by Glenn Weiser and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty beautiful Celtic melodies arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. All the songs are arranged to be easily playable. Most of the songs are in standard tuning plus there is an additional section in DADGAD tuning. A CD is included featuring all the songs.

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Michael McCall and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immediately upon publication in 1998, the Encyclopedia of Country Music became a much-loved reference source, prized for the wealth of information it contained on that most American of musical genres. Countless fans have used it as the source for answers to questions about everything from country's first commercially successful recording, to the genre's pioneering music videos, to what conjunto music is. This thoroughly revised new edition includes more than 1,200 A-Z entries covering nine decades of history and artistry, from the Carter Family recordings of the 1920s to the reign of Taylor Swift in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Compiled by a team of experts at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the encyclopedia has been brought completely up-to-date, with new entries on the artists who have profoundly influenced country music in recent years, such as the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban. The new edition also explores the latest and most critical trends within the industry, shedding light on such topics as the digital revolution, the shifting politics of country music, and the impact of American Idol (reflected in the stardom of Carrie Underwood). Other essays cover the literature of country music, the importance of Nashville as a music center, and the colorful outfits that have long been a staple of the genre. The volume features hundreds of images, including a photo essay of album covers; a foreword by country music superstar Vince Gill (the winner of twenty Grammy Awards); and twelve fascinating appendices, ranging from lists of awards to the best-selling country albums of all time. Winner of the Best Reference Award from the Popular Culture Association "Any serious country music fan will treasure this authoritative book." --The Seattle Times "A long-awaited, major accomplishment, which educators, historians and students, broadcasters and music writers, artists and fans alike, will welcome and enjoy." --The Nashville Musician "Should prove a valuable resource to those who work in the country music business. But it's also an entertaining read for the music's true fans." --Houston Chronicle "This big, handsome volume spans the history of country music, listing not only artists and groups but also important individuals and institutions." --San Francisco Examiner "Promises to be the definitive historical and biographical work on the past eight decades of country music. Well written and heavily illustratedan unparalleled work, worth its price and highly recommended." --Library Journal

Download or read book Baseball written by David Pietrusza and published by Total/Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia is the perfect companion to the ultimate classic baseball reference work, Total Baseball. Whereas Total Baseball, now in its sixth edition, lists the statics of every player in major league history, Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia reveals the stories of 2,000 of the national pastime's greatest movers and shakers.

Download or read book Easy Gospel Songs for the Harmonica written by Clint Tustison and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to play the harmonica?What better way to learn than to play gospel tunes! The Easy Gospel Songs for the Harmonica: Volume 1 songbook includes over 80 gospel songs that you can start playing today on a C harmonica. Each song includes musical notation as well as easy-to-read harmonica tablature that makes it simple to play. The only thing you'll need to play the songs included in this book is a C harmonica. Here are the songs included in this gospel harmonica book A Better Day Coming A Friend Indeed A Home Forever There A Home On High A Joy In My Heart A Soldier Of The Cross Abide With Me Able To Deliver All Glory Be Thine All Glory Laud And Honor All Glory To Thee All My Journey All The Way My Savior Leads Me Always With Us Amazing Grace Anchored Are You Laying Up Your Treasure Are You Washed In The Blood Arise And Shine Asking Thy Care Be Slow To Speak Be Still, My Soul Be Still Be Thou Exalted Be Faithful Unto Death Beautiful City Of Gold Behold The Saviour Believe And Obey Bless Me Now Bless Me Now Blessed Are The Undefiled In Heart Blessed Assurance Blessed Communion Blessed Rock Breathe On Me, Breath Of God Can You Stand For God Carry It All To Jesus Christ The Light City Of Gold Cleanse Thou Me Close To Thee Closer Draw Me Closer To Jesus Closer To Thee, Blessed Saviour Come And Sin No More Come Just As You Are Come To Christ Today Come To The Living Waters Come Unto Me Come, Prodigal, Come Committed To Jesus Day By Day Do You Love The World Draw Me Still Closer Dwell In Me O Blessed Spirit Eternity Ever Near Ever Will I Pray Faith Of Our Fathers Father To Thee Follow In The Steps Of Jesus Following Him For He Careth For You For You And Me Forever Blessed Be The Lord Forever With The Lord From All Who Dwell Below The Skies From Every Stormy Wind That Blows Fullness Of Joy Give Me Jesus Give Me Thy Love Dear Saviour Glory To God, Hallelujah Glory To The Bleeding Lamb God Be With You Till We Meet Again God Is Faithful God Is Present Everywhere God Knows Thy Need God Leads Us Along God Of Eternity God The Father Almighty God Will Take Care Of Me Great Is His Mercy This harmonica book is perfect for absolute beginners as well as those who first picked up the harmonica years ago and are once again feeling its call. (You know who you are!) So, enjoy. I hope this book fills you with joy and with a renewed love of the harmonica and its gospel roots.