The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica by William Melton

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica by William Melton

The Complete Idiot's GuideA (R) to Playing the Harmonica will be the ultimate learning text for the aspiring "harpist" (as harmonica players are called). The reader will learn to play the harmonica in three bsic stages-beginner, intermediate, and advanced, with a heavy emphasis on actual practice exercises. The book will emphasize blues, rock, bluegrass, folk, and jazz; it is designed to appeal to the broadest possible cross section of players. Additional chapters will cover purchasing the best harmonica for you, harmonica maintenance, the art of playing with other musicians, and profiles of master harpists.

William Melton received his musical training at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a multi-instrumentalist, having played clarinet, French horn, and classical accordion professionally. He toured Europe twice playing French horn with symphony orchestras. His current instruments are the harmonica, accordion, and keyboard. Randy Weinstein is a nationally known professional harmonica player and has performed in a number of international music festivals. He also teaches music theory and can be heard on several jazz CDs.

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ISBN 13	9780028642413
ISBN 10	0028642414
Title	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica
Author	William Melton
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published	2001-11-15
Number of pages	240
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