John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Wail on your harmonica!

Author: Winslow Yerxa
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Harmonica

The harmonica is one of the most popular and versatile instruments in the world. There are several reasons harmonicas are awesome - you can play them anywhere, they're inexpensive, and you can show off in dozens of musical styles. The friendly and pleasingly tuneful Harmonica For Dummies is the fastest and best way to learn for yourself!

You'll find an easy-to-follow format that takes you from the basics to specialised techniques, with accompanying audio and video content included to make learning even more simple and fun. Before you know it, you'll be playing jazz in your living room and the blues on your way to work or school - and that's just the prelude to mastering classical riffs. That's right, the humble harmonica has graced some of the grandest concert halls on planet Earth!

• Choose the right harmonica
• Enhance your sound with tongue technique
• Develop your own style
• Perfect your live performance

The harmonica is awesome to learn, but even more awesome to learn well, and Harmonica For Dummies will get you on the road from being an occasional entertainer to becoming an accomplished live performer.

Winslow Yerxa is a widely known and admired harmonica player, teacher, lecturer, and author. He has written, produced, and starred in many harmonica books and video projects. He provides private harmonica instruction both online and in person in the San Francisco Bay area. He also offers classes, interviews, and lectures via the Harmonica Collective.