Mel Bay presents Basic Blues Chromatic for the Diatonic Player: Level 3, Complete Blues Harmonica Lesson Series
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786663200 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 44 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book and CD has instruction for: the brand new chromatic player; the experienced chromatic player who wants to learn blues; and for the diatonic blues harmonica player wanting to apply their skills to the chromatic. This book teaches the scales, phrasing, licks, articulation and same fantastic lines that all of the current and past blues chromatic greats have to offer. The recording includes detailed technique examples, songs, and full-band background tracks to play along with.
Chromatic techniques that a diatonic blues player could use The book and cd are a bridge between third position diatonic playing and being comfortable on the chromatic. It is most useful if you play diatonic harmonica and your music theory approach has you competent in 'third-position' playing. The cd is a good tool for jamming on the exercises.It is how a blues player would pick up a chromatic and use it to play blues songs.Its method has you using different keys of chromatic for different keys of songs.I was hoping for a method that would help me be articulate in many keys using one chromatic harmonica.The notation was different than other training methods I've used.It . Chromaticblues said Basic Blues Chromatic. If you are a Blues harp player and want to learn how to play Blues Chromatic this is a good place to start.It wasn't extremly useful for me, but I can see where a lot people would find this book very useful!. Every serious harmonica player will get and play a chromatic harmonica, and this will help you learn faster and play better! I've played in blues bands for over 25 years and have been on stage with many well known musicians, and this is the best way for people to learn to play in far less time than I did. David Barrett is no doubt one of the worlds best Harmonica players/teachers and I recommend all his books and lessons. Also, while you can go and sign up on his web site! As a performing intermediate advanced player there is room to grow and learn, and these lessons help me communicate with the band on how a song is played and how to communicate with musicians about harmonica blues. These lessons will not only make you a great player
David is the owner of the Harmonica Masterclass Company, that specializes in harmonica products and workshops for blues harmonica. David has worked and played with Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Lee Oskar, Rod Piazza, James Harman, Gary Smith, Andy Just, Mark Ford, Billy Boy Arnold, Rick Estrin, Paul deLay, Jerry
David has worked and played with Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Lee Oskar, Rod Piazza, James Harman, Gary Smith, Andy Just, Mark Ford, Billy Boy Arnold, Rick Estrin, Paul deLay, Jerry Portnoy, Gary Primich, Howard Levy, Magic Dick, Tom Ball, Annie Raines, Paul Oscher, Phil Wiggins, and Brendan Power. . Having played saxophone and trumpet for many years David already had a solid musical platform when he started to play the harmonica at age fourteen. David is the owner of the Harmonica Masterclass Company, that specializes in harmonica products and workshops for blues harmonica. He now fronts his own band featuring John Garcia on guitar and vocals. By age twenty he released his first book, Building Harmonica Tec