BLUES HARMONICA ACCOMPANIMENT PLAYING

School of the Blues Lesson Series

David Barrett

Around twenty percent of your playing time on the bandstand is spent soloing have you studied how to play during the other eighty percent? Blues Harmonica Accompaniment Playing, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, is an exciting journey into the art of traditional blues harmonica accompaniment (playing fills, under vocals and chording patterns) as well as modern approaches to playing horn, organ and bass lines.

Additional studies cover openings, breaks and endings. This book and CD is for the intermediate to advanced harmonica player. Recording includes all harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment music.

Intermediate-Advanced levels.

Contents

1. Table of Contents & About the Author
2. Material Needed & Harmonica Notation
3. Chapter 1 - Rules of the Road
4. Chapter 2 - Traditional Blues Harmonica Accompaniment
5. Section 1 - Understanding Vocal Phrasing
6. Section 2 - The Art of Fills
7. Section 3 - Playing Under the Vocals
8. Chapter 3 - Horn Lines
9. Section 1 - Horn Punches (Playing Vertically)
10. Section 2 - Repetitive Horn Phrasing (Playing Horizontally)
11. Section 3 - Organ Padding
12. Chapter 4 - Hooks
13. Sequence Worksheet
14. Chapter 5 - Bass Lines
15. Chapter 6 - Playing the Vocal Melody
16. Chapter 7 - Openings, Breaks & Endings
17. Section 1 - Openings
18. Section 2 - Breaks
19. Section 3 - Endings
20. Chapter 8 - Wrapping It Up
21. Recommended Artist Albums
22. Recommended Books
23. Online Resources & The Making of This Book
24. Thanks To & The Artists

Retail Price: $14.95

Online Sale Price: $13.46

Product Details: Paperback Book & CD Package, Harmonica

48 Pages

Product Code: 21385BCD

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