Blues Harmonica Method, Level 1: An Essential Study of Blues for the Beginning Player in the Tongue Block Style (School of the Blues Lesson Series)
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Blues Harmonica Level 1, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, is an exciting beginning blues harmonica course. The ideas presented are solid in the blues tradition with great sounding bluesy licks to play, even at the beginning level! 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 are covered. Recording includes all harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment music. This book and its recording use a "C" and "A" major diatonic harmonica.
Table of Contents & Material Needed - Track 1 2About the Authors & School of the Blues Lesson Series 3What is the Tongue Block Method? 4Music & Instrument Primer 5Music Notation (Ex. 1-11) 5Understanding the Harmonica (Ex. 12) 7Understanding Blues (Ex. 13-15) - Track 2 7Embouchure 9Tongue Block Embouchure 9Holding the Harmonica 9Tongue Block Exercises (Ex. 16-18) - Tracks 3-4 10AAA Chorus Form, Licks & Songs 11Examples (Ex. 19-23) - Track 5 11New Technique, Throat Vibrato - Track 6 12Song Examples (Ex. 24-26) - Tracks 7-9 13AAB Chorus Form, Licks & Songs 14New Technique, Dip Bend - Track 10 14Examples (Ex. 27-32) - Track 11 14Song Examples (Ex. 33-35) - Tracks 12-14 15AAA & AAB Chorus Form with Fills, Licks & Songs 16New Technique, Two Hole Shake - Track 15 16Examples (Ex. 36-41) - Track 16 17Song Examples (Ex. 42-43) - Tracks 17-18 17A B/A C Chorus Form, Licks & Songs 18New Technique, Mixing Melody Line withChording (Ex. 44-45) - Track 19 18Examples (Ex. 46-47) - Track 20 18Song Example (Ex. 48) - Track 21 19More Tongue Blocking Techniques 19Octaves (Ex. 49-51)-Track 22 19Octave Song Examples (Ex. 52-53) - Tracks 23-24 20Pulls (Ex. 54-56) - Track 25 21Pull Song Examples (Ex. 57-58) - Tracks 26-27 22Flutter Tongue - Track 28 22Flutter Tongue & Pull Song Example (Ex. 59) - Track 29 23Openings & Endings 23Examples (Ex. 60-63) - Tracks 30-31 23Understanding Positions 24Examples (Ex. 64-65) 24Full Instrumental Example (Ex. 66) - Track 32 (Jam Track 33) 25Recommended Listening & Congratulations - Track 34 29
