Improvising Blues Harmonica

David Barrett · John Garcia

Dec 2010 · Mel Bay Publications

About this ebook

Improvising Blues Harmonica, by authors David Barrett and John Garcia, is a groundbreaking method explaining the mysterious world of improvising. This book and recording cover: chorus forms; what licks, riffs, melodies and phrases are made of; scale and chord theory; concepts for soloing (focus notes); phrase shaping; accompaniment playing; hooks, heads and bridges; elements that add unity to an instrumental; instrumental song analysis; learning solos note for note and retaining licks. Concepts in this material have been proven over a decade of private lessons and workshops held around the world. If you are looking to go the next step in your soloing skills, this material will take you there. For intermediate and advanced blues harmonica players. Recording uses 'C' and 'A' major diatonic harmonicas. Examples presented in the book are played by the authors. Full-length study songs are also included. 80 pages in length with access to online audio.

About the author

David Barrett is the world's leading expert in blues harmonica education..blazing the way in every facet of its education for 28 years. By age 20, David had released his first book, Building Harmonica Technique, with one the world's largest publishers, Mel Bay Publications. This book was the first serious blues harmonica method to be released in the market. David Barrett is now the world's most published author of blues harmonica lesson material, with almost 70 book/CD sets and videos published. Before BluesHarmonica.com David was an active writer for various publications. For ten years, he wrote a featured column for Blues Revue.