How To Play Harmonica Instantly: The Book 1

by F Dennis Renick (Foreword by), Marcos Habif

Overview

NEW EDITION!THE BOOK 1HARMONICA (Absolute Beginner) STEP 1-30 minutes BLUES HARP (Blues 1 Intermediate) STEP 2-30 minutes (Video and Audio Purchase Separately)Step-By-Step EZ Lessons EZ Songs Lessons include: Harmonica History With PhotosPlay Over 60 All-time Favorites!Extra Help In Bending NotesChoking Harmonica ReedsLearn To Play C ScaleUpper, Middle & Lower RegistersThree Basic PositionsPlay All 36 NotesCare For You InstrumentHarmonica ConstructionRepairs, Tuning, SoakingSelecting A HarmonicaLearn To Jam The BluesAND LOTS MORE!You Don't Have To Read Music! This 2-in-1 book shows you how to play the harmonica as an absolute beginner and intermediate blues.. Here's the volume that starts you on the road to mastering the harmonica. In this perfect BOOK trainer for the beginner Marcos gives you his easy and straight forward style that makes it simple and fun with over 25 easy songs and lessons.If you can knock out some tunes on the harmonica but just feel it's not quite enough this BOOK volume is a MUST! Marcos takes you step by step through the range of methods and techniques you have to know to play blues. Learn to bend "Blues Notes" and play over over 25 songs in "CROSS-HARP" style. 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 Chromnatic Harmonica Instantly" contain lessons, songs and harmonica history that lead you to a great learning experience in mastering the Harmonica. Each book contains 64 "8 1/2 x 11" 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467952286
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	12/06/2011
Pages:	66
Sales rank:	650,620
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.14(d)

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Marcos Habif has been playing the harmonica professionally for over 30 years. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, in addition to his work in Hollywood recording music for the film industry. He has been affiliated with Warner Brothers Publishing for many years, and has worked with Hohner Harmonica, the largest producer of harmonicas in the world. He is considered by many to be one of the finest harmonica players in the world, and has authored dozens of books, tapes, CDs, videos and CD-ROMs on playing the harmonica. His "How to Play the Harmonica...Instantly" courses have been a best seller for years, and has appeared in many national magazines and newspapers, including PARADE, USA WEEKEND, The Saturday Evening Post, The National Inquirer, Star and many others. His unique "Arrow/Number" system and other innovative teaching methods have helped thousands of students learn how to play the harmonica. A graduate of UCLA, where he majored in Film Scoring and Orchestration, Marcos is a member of numerous professional musical organizations and has won many awards for his musical activities. COMMENT Out of perhaps millions of harmonica lovers and players the world over, only a dozen or so are recognized virtuosos. Marcos is, and has been for many years, a recognized virtuoso on the harmonica. His musical performances have made it into all the music media, including records, film scores, television-and he has performed with superstars of all types of music. Virtuoso says it all! Marcos attended UCLA on a scholarship for Film Scoring and Orchestration. He is sought after by many harmonica lovers and students for instruction on his insights and techniques. Whether you know it or not, you've probably heard him playing harmonica at one time or another-and you will again. He wrote this book for harmonica lovers everywhere to share the simple beauty of his unique methods for learning to play harmonica with his own self-styled expertise. I applaud this book and the fine musician who wrote it. I highly recommend it to all levels of harmonica players. Barry R. Brownlee TV Producer and award winning writer