Harmonica For Dummies

Part I: Getting Started.

Chapter 1: What Is This Thing Called Harp?

Chapter 2: Your First Harmonica.

Chapter 3: The Language of Music: Surveying a Bit of Theory.

Part II: Starting to Make Some Music.

Chapter 4: Relaxation, Breathing, and Rhythm.

Chapter 5: I Hear a Melody: Playing Single Notes.

Chapter 6: Shaping Your Sound.

Chapter 7: Enhancing Your Sound with Your Tongue on the Harp.

Chapter 8: Unlocking a Hidden Treasure: Bending Notes Down.

Part III: Growing Beyond the Basics.

Chapter 9: Positions: Playing One Harp in Many Keys.

Chapter 10: Fancy Playing: Developing Flair and Speed.

Chapter 11: Mastering New Songs.

Chapter 12: Behind the Hidden Treasure: Bending Notes Up.

Part IV: Developing Your Style.

Chapter 13: Blues and Rock.

Chapter 14: Headin' South with Some Country Tunes.

Chapter 15: Fiddlin' the Night Away with Folk and

Celtic Songs and Dance Tunes.

Part V: Taking Your Music to the World.

Chapter 16: Putting It All Together — Your Tunes, Your Band, Your Listeners.

Chapter 17: Amplifying Your Sound.

Chapter 18: Improving Your Harmonica with Repairs and Upgrades.

Chapter 19: Acquiring More Harps and Other Useful Accessories.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Connect in the Harmonica World.

Chapter 21: Way More than Ten Harmonica CDs You Should Hear.

Part VII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Tuning Layouts for All Keys.

Appendix B: About the CD.

Index.