Building Harmonica Technique (book/CD)

Mel Bay Publications
For the intermediate to advanced diatonic harmonica player
Offering a comprehensive study of harmonica techniques and blues soloing concepts

This book contains

• studies and etudes on bending notes (draw and blow)
• throat vibrato
• two-hole shakes
• tongue blocking
• acoustic and amplified playing
• music theory
• blues scales
• octave substitutions
• playing positions
• position substitutes
• lead
• accompaniment
  
  

The companion CD includes musical example and play-along songs. Each exercise is played and every full length song is fully accompanied by a blues band. Each large example is played once with harmonica and again with accompaniment only. This book can be used with both diatonic and chromatic harmonica, but us more recommended for the diatonic player.

• Big Boy's Jam      
• Grand Junction Jump