Irish Melodies for Harmonica

Phil Duncan

Feb 2016 · Mel Bay Publications

About this ebook

This book contains 138 well-known Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes, set dances, O'Carolan tunes, folk songs, ballads, airs and waltzes. These wonderful Irish melodies are written in harmonica tablature and standard notation for use on the 12-hole chromatic, standard 10-hole diatonic, and tremolo harmonica. Learning these melodies will enhance your playing skills as well as your repertoire. The audio available online is in split-track format and includes a selection of 25 melodies from the book.

About the author

Phil Duncan earned his Masters of Music Education degree in 1973 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music plus 60 hours of postgraduate studies. His Master's thesis focused on the study of methods for teaching beginning voice and instrumental techniques. Currently, Mr. Duncan is a Hohner Harmonica performing artist and endorsee. His styles are jazz, blues, bluegrass, folk and gospel music. Phil Duncan's career as an author for Mel Bay Publications began in 1979. After his initial harmonica book, he began writing on virtually every aspect of playing this unique instrument. He has made a significant contribution to the understanding and repertoire for this instrument. Phil added many instructional and music literature books about harmonica in just about every genre. He also has recorded instructional videos and audio that accompanies his books. These items are available in music stores throughout the world.