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Lesson Series Level 1

Blues Harmonica Accompaniment Playing PDF Book/MP3 Audio (Data CD)

Release Date: To Be Announced (Book is at Mel Bay now for final prep and printing)
Format: PDF Book & MP3 Audio Examples on Data CD
Length: 46 Pages
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Recording Includes: All harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment music

Description:
Around twenty percent of your playing time on the bandstand is spent soloing—have you studied how to play during the other eighty percent? Blues Harmonica Accompaniment Playing is an exciting journey into the art of traditional blues harmonica accompaniment (playing fills, under vocals and chording patterns) as well as modern approaches to playing horn, organ and bass lines. Additional studies cover openings, breaks and endings. Learn to be PART OF THE BAND, not just the player soloing when it’s their turn!

This nook and recording is for the intermediate to advanced skill-level harmonica player. Author David Barrett spent more than a year writing this method; no doubt it will be one of the most useful books in your collection.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 - Rules of the Road
Chapter 2 - Traditional Blues Harmonica Accompaniment
      Section 1 - Understanding Vocal Phrasing
      Section 2 - The Art of Fills
      Section 3 - Playing Under the Vocals
Chapter 3 - Horn Lines
      Section 1 - Horn Punches (Playing Vertically)
      Section 2 - Repetitive Horn Phrasing (Playing Horizontally)
      Section 3 - Organ Padding
Chapter 4 - Hooks
Chapter 5 - Bass Lines
Chapter 6 - Playing the Vocal Melody
Chapter 7 - Openings, Breaks & Endings
      Section 1 - Openings
      Section 2 - Breaks
      Section 3 - Endings
Chapter 8 - Wrapping It Up
      Recommended Artist Albums
      Recommended Books
      Online Resources & The Making of This Book

Sample Tracks:
Track 10 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 19 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 20 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 24 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 36 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 38 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 42 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 46 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE
Track 52 Accompaniment Playing SAMPLE