You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica [Audio Cassette]

George Heaps-Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1993

A wonderful, easy-to-understand beginning harmonica book for both folk and blues harmonica stylings. Several different styles are analyzed and representive tunes are given in each style. With the various sections the songs are roughly graded as to difficulty. An extra section examines some specialized techniques and introduces some harmonicas other then the standered ten-hole-twenty-reed diatonic harp (in the key of C) for which most of the songs in this book are written. All together, 41 harmonica arrangements are included. Lessons on the companion DVD are taught by Phil Duncan. CD included.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Phil Duncan earned his Masters of Music Education degree in 1973 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. His thesis focused on the study of methods for teaching the beginning student of any musical instrument. He has taught piano, guitar, and harmonica since the age of 16, having been introduced to the harmonica by his grandfather at age 7. With a versatile educator's experience ranging from elementary school through university levels, Phil served for many years as the vocal and general music teacher at Lakeview Middle School in Kansas City, Missouri. He is currently teaching at Park University in the Music Department. He instructs choir and voice as well as a class in Kansas City Jazz Style and classes on Music Education for Elementary Teachers. As a clinician, Phil has conducted workshops at several harmonica conventions and at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of Arkansas, the Texas Music Educator's Conference, and has presented many other clinics throughout the Midwest. He is also active in community education, and has advised teachers in techniques to better instruct their students in the art of playing the harmonica. Phil's career as an author for Mel Bay Publications began in 1979 with the publication of The Deluxe Harmonica Method. This work was the result of ten years of research and two years of diligent writing. Since this auspicious beginning, Phil has published over 20 books and videos with Mel Bay Publications on virtually every aspect of playing the harmonica, making a significant contribution to the repertoire for this instrument. He also has 8 published instructional videos and is a recording artist with 15 albums to his credit. He also performs on guitar and keyboard. Mel Bay has published his Learn to Play Rock/Blues Electronic Keyboard. Missouri Middle Schools's Journal published his article on teaching harmonica playing in the middle school. The Missouri Conservation Commission published several of his harmonica arrangements in its Songbook in 1982. He also is a contributor for the Society for the Preservation and Advancement's Harmonica Happenings news magazine. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns; Book and Cassette edition (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871663074
• ISBN-13: 978-0871663078
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,790,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Funny to Watch..., November 11, 2006

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This review is from: You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica (Paperback)

This video is funny to watch, but really does not help you learn how to play the harmonica. The video (DVD which has to be taken from a copy of an old VHS) has to be from about 1985 at the latest. It is funny to watch the guy, but it goes fast and the explanations on how to do things are so poor that it is really only good for comedy value. I give it three stars because it made me laugh, but then gave it two because it made me cry when I realized I wasted my money.