SKU: HL.1315785

ISBN 9798350110319. UPC: 196288179078. 9.0x12.0 inches.

So you've just started playing this compact wonder – now what? Hal Leonard's First 50 series is here to help! Designed for new players, First 50 Songs You Should Play on Melodica features a variety of accessible songs in a wide range of styles, simply arranged so you can start playing right away. Choose to play just the melody or enhance it using the chord labels or left hand part – the possibilities are endless for wherever you are on your melodica journey! Songs include: All of Me • Blinding Lights • Cabinessence • Canon in D • Easy on Me • Final Countdown • The Flight of the Bumblebee • Hallelujah • Heart of Gold • Imagine • A Million Dreams • Perfect • Someone Like You • Toccata in D Minor • Wellerman • You Raise Me Up • and more.

About First 50

You've been taking lessons, you've got a few chords under your belt, and you're ready to buy a songbook. Now what? Hal Leonard has the answers in its First 50 series. The First 50 series steers new players in the right direction. These books contain easy to intermediate arrangements for must-know songs. Each arrangement is simple and streamlined, yet still captures the essence of the tune.

SKU: HL.300155

ISBN 9781540061874. UPC: 888680960902. 9.0x12.0 inches.

Play your favorite harmonica solos and learn new classics with this new collection of songs for 10-hole diatonic C harp! This comprehensive songbook presents an extensive collection of 140 songs spanning diverse genres including blues, rock, country, folk, traditional, gospel, and pop. Curated for harmonica enthusiasts of all levels, each song is meticulously transcribed with harmonica tabs, lyrics, and chord symbols, and skillfully adapted for various harmonica positions. Furthermore, the songbook offers valuable insights for performing each piece in its original key, along with note-for-note transcriptions of intros, licks, and solos by esteemed harp experts and virtuosos from varied musical backgrounds. Add this new songbook to your collection today to unlock the endless possibilities of your harmonica!

SKU: MB.20943M

ISBN 9780786690206. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Improvising Blues Harmonica, by authors David Barrett and John Garcia, is a groundbreaking method explaining the mysterious world of improvising. This book and recording cover: chorus forms; what licks, riffs, melodies and phrases are made of; scale and chord theory; concepts for soloing focus notes ; phrase shaping; accompaniment playing; hooks, heads and bridges; elements that add unity to an instrumental; instrumental song analysis; learning solos note for note and retaining licks. Concepts in this material have been proven over a decade of private lessons and workshops held around the world. If you are looking to go the next step in your soloing skills, this material will take you there. For intermediate and advanced blues harmonica players. Recording uses C and A major diatonic harmonicas. Examples presented in the book are played by the authors. Full-length study songs are also included. 80 pages in length with access to online audio.

SKU: MB.20180M

ISBN 9780786690015. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

An exciting beginning blues harmonica course! The ideas presented are solidly in the blues tradition with great sounding bluesy licks to play, even at the beginning level! Topics include 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. The recording includes all of the harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment. This book and its recording use a C major diatonic harmonica.

â?¢ Ideas presented solidly in the blues tradition.
â?¢ Phrasing concepts, 12 Bar Blues Theory, Shakes, Tongue Blocking.
â?¢ Uses C major diatonic harp.
â?¢ Includes access to online audio and video.

SKU: BT.MUSAM982740

ISBN 9781846090257. English.

Created with young players in mind, this enjoyable introduction to harmonica enables you to get started, and get playing straight away. Listen to the professionally recorded, live band demonstrations on the CD, practice the piecesfrom the music book and then play-along with the backing tracks! A clear presentation, fun pieces and intuitive learning, all combine to make a complete learning tool. As you gradually become familiar with different harptechniques, you'll progress from playing single note and chords to performing proper blues pieces, bends and all! Dozens of pictures and diagrams help make learning fun and progress fast. So, if you are a young blues musician,Starting Blues Harmonica is the method for you!