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Play right out of the box, with little or no experience Get to know scales and chords on a harmonica Bend notes like a pro and play multiple styles This friendly, step-by-step guide makes it possible -- and easy -- to start making those unmistakable, signature harmonica sounds, even if you've never made music before. Get expert guidance and knowledge that gives you a sure path from selecting your first harmonica to wowing a crowd with your new skills. Discover the many musical styles you can play on the harmonica and develop a repertoire of tunes. Packed with tips, tools, and instructions, Harmonica For Dummies will get you started on the path to playing all kinds of music on this instrument! Selecting your first harmonica Getting to know notes, scales, and chords Shaping the sound of your harmonica Bending notes like the pros Exploring popular song styles Connecting with the harmonica world .
About the Author
Winslow Yerxa is a harmonica player, performer, author, inventor, and teacher centered in San Francisco, California. His lifelong quest to understand the harmonica (and help others do the same) began early on, when he couldn't find a teacher and had to figure everything out the hard way. Winslow has authored the books Harmonica For Dummies and Blues Harmonica For Dummies and writes for David Barrett's teaching site bluesharmonica.com. Other notable writing activities include publishing the magazine HIP - The Harmonica Information Publication, transcribing John Popper's harmonica solos for publication, contributing to Howard Levy's Out of the Box instructional DVD and the Howard Levy Harmonica School, and writing a regular column for Mel Bay's online zine HarmonicaSessions.com.As a performer, Winslow plays nearly every type of harmonica, in addition to composing, arranging and conducting. Currently he performs with the San Francisco Harmonica Ensemble and Tin Sandwich.Winslow currently teaches at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California and co-produces the Harmonica Collective teaching event - see his events calendar on this site for information on the 2018 Harmonica Collective. He has also taught at David Barrett's Harmonica Masterclass and Jon Gindick's Harmonica Jam Camp. Winslow is past president of SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica, which stages an annual summer harmonica festival. He also continues to contribute to the understanding and appreciation of the harmonica through such online forums as Harp-l, the /r/Harmonica subreddit, the Modernbluesharmonica.com forum, and Slidemeister.
