 Super easy instruction |
| Review Date: April 24, 2005 |
| Reviewer: S. Ryhn, St. Paul, MN |
I have been playing with learning harmonica for a while now, but received this book as a present from my in-laws (who were probably tired of hearing "Camptown Races" and "Red River Valley" endlessly). What a treat. David Harp's instruction is super easy, and starts off with foregoing single notes. He gets you started on music, and then when you're having fun (and more interested in practicing), he hits you with more advanced techniques.
I don't mind the Bending Notes book being plugged - there's only so much you pack into a beginners book.
If you're thinking about trying the harmonica, I can't recommend this one highly enough.. :) |
Best Harmonica Instruction to Get You Playing IMMEDIATELY
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| Review Date: September 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: southern charm, Jackson, MS, USA |
If you're ready to pick up a harmonica and a book to play today, I highly recommend David Harp's Instant Blues Harmonica. It teaches the basics of harmonica improvisation quickly and easily. Pop that CD in, and you'll be playing in minutes. Literally! It's very fun and VERY easy! I think ANYBODY can learn to play with this book/cd. It opened the door to musical instruments for my non-musical husband.
For a more in-depth study, check out The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica. It covers every possible aspect of learning to play the harmonica, including how to read music and advanced techniques of play, such as bending. This book is useful in learning how to translate written music to a harmonica, and learning how to incorporate harmonica into a band or group.
David Harp will get you started playing immediately. Then, if you're interested in continuing your education, check out the Idiot's Guide. |
Quick, Easy, & fun.
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| Review Date: September 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: PittsburghRic, Pittsburgh, PA |
| I'm a beginner, I never played the harmonica before buying this package. You really will be playing the harmonica in minutes. What a great, fast, easy and fun way to learn to play the harmonica. After 70 minutes or however long this CD is you won't be John Popper but you will definitely be playing some basic tunes and have a good start to becoming a pro. You get a CD, book, and a harmonica for a great price. I highly recommend this starter set. |
THE BEST HARMONICA INSTRUCTION A BEGENNER CAN GET!
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| Review Date: June 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Heeseung Han, nyc |
This is truly the most comprehensible, hassle-free self-teaching guide for raw beginners. Go with this book and you cant go wrong. Just play along with CD and you will have so much fun! After you finish with this one you may want to purchase Jon Dick's Rock and Blues Harmonica for slightly more advanced techniques you may also want to check out Tom Ball's Source Book series which is a very convenient reference of famous Blues harp licks/riffs.
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What a way to start!
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| Review Date: May 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: E. Schnautz, Los Angeles, CA USA |
| For anyone who thinks you can't learn to make music in an hour or less, you gotta try this book and CD! Appying a series of very simple breathing patterns--with names like Chicago and Boogie Woogie--you can make MUSIC on the harmonica in only a few minutes. In the first few lessons, David Harp takes baby steps through a series short lessons (none is more than three minutes long) which cover beginning blues, folk and "classical" ideas. In the second half, he covers application of the earlier blues lessons, gives a little explanation of the blues scale, presents you with a simplified blues scale and few tricks. The last few tracks are "jam" tracks so you can test out your new chops. Of course he doesn't get into bending in this introductory course, but for less than $15 it's a GREAT way to start! I use the CD in my car and play along on my commute. It's perfect! |
Another great CD from David Harp.
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| Review Date: April 4, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Victor A. Blusnavage Jr., |
| Good sound and good value. Easy to follow, great beginner and intermediate tool. I was pleasently suprised to find a harmonica in a case included taped to the book. I keep that extra one in the car to practice with the CD. David Harp makes it easy to learn. |
Harmonica lessons
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| Review Date: January 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Janet M. Hibbard, Sacramento,CA |
This was a Christmas present for two of my grandchildren. The boys were absolutely thrilled with the information, in fact, one of them wrote a piece of music within 24 hrs!!!
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Best Beginers Book
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| Review Date: December 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: StarsNBikes4ever, Stony Brook, NY United States |
I've been playing for a few years, sort of self taught, and I've picked up a few books. IMO this book is the one I would recommend to a novice for learning the fundamentals as painlessly as possible. I'm doing the course now to fill in the gaps of my knowledge. ( I could never quite get the blues scale, but the course makes it easy) This book comes with a CD which is the primary method of instruction.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in playing the harmonica. |
Excellent
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| Review Date: November 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: T. Hill, USA |
| This book, CD and Harp are very good. Along w/ lessons from a man who knows (Rich Cloud). You will be able to play well enough to entertain yourself as well as others. |
It Works!!
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| Review Date: December 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jeff Carsten, Charlotte, NC USA |
| Having played the harmonica for 30 years (and never really knowing how to play blues harp), I can honestly say that I learned more in one afternoon than I had in the past 10 years. After about 3 sessions with David Harp's simple methods, I am playing up a storm! The method centers first on rhythm and articulation, but this becomes the basis for different riffs, which can be played by anyone with two lips. You don't have to hit single notes to make music, but if you can learn to pucker up, the tools he gives you here will have you playing like a real blues harp player! |
excellent music book for beginner
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| Review Date: January 30, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. hartlaub, minneapolis, mn, usa |
| As a beginner, I found this book with CD excellent. Easy to use and learn from. Highly recommended. |
David Harps Instant Blues Harmonica
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| Review Date: February 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Zita O'carroll, Brisbane, Australia |
| Love the CD and the book is very easy to get around. It took a couple of weeks to get to Oz. |
I like it!
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| Review Date: April 11, 2005 |
| Reviewer: AJK, Michigan, USA |
| I bought this last year, and although I'm reasonably musically inclined (I have played a musical instrument for over 25 years), this was very helpful to learn the basics of harmonica playing. I would have appreciated some instruction on bending notes, which he says is offered in the next manual (a bummer, because it's a reasonably shameless ploy to get people to buy the next one). Also, I would have liked more popular tunes sketched out -- most of the stuff he does is really for using the harmonica for secondary music (like harmony) rather than to play the melodies. |
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