Harp mentor to Rick Estrin, Mark Hummel, and others, Smith tells the secrets of style and tone of harp masters. Includes performances with Paris Slim.
MNT-DVD269
$19.95
DVD - AMPLIFIED BLUES HARP FROM CHICAGO TO THE WEST COAST
taught by Mark Hummel
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Mark discusses diatonic positions, first, second, and third. He also offers insights to the chromatic playing of George "Harmonica" Smith, Little Walter, and Carey Bell. Includes performances with Steve Freund and Rusty Zinn.
MNT-DVD259
$19.95
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DVD - ANYONE CAN PLAY HARMONICA - AN EASY GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED
taught by Peter Madcat Ruth
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A great way for beginners to learn seven popular folksongs and campfire favorites. Madcat teaches how to hold the instrument for good tone, vibrato, and wah-wah sounds, then moves on to tonguing, and how to combine melody notes with chord accompaniment. Songs include "Oh! Susanna," "Go Tell Aunt Rhody," "Shenandoah," "Down in the Valley," "On Top of Old Smoky," "Polly Wolly Doodle," and "Camptown Races." You'll need a 10-hole harp in the key of C. Includes note/tab booklet. 40 min.
300-DVD195
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$17.95
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DVD - BASIC BLUES HARMONICA METHOD VIDEO
taught by David Barrett
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An accompaniment to the book/CD set of the same title. Large charts, diagrams, and many playing examples. 70 min.
02-99104DVD
.. list $14.95 ours
$13.45
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DVD - BEGINNING BLUES HARP
with Don Baker
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From mastery of the C scale and learning how to play single notes clearly and distinctly to riffs, note bending, triplet tonguing, head rolls, more. Amplification and effects are also covered. The 32 page note/tab booklet contains fully-diagrammed music for each of the 27 exercises, from "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" to "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Oh Susannah," "Frankie and Johnny," "Kansas City Blues," "Chicago Blues Stomp," more. 88 min.
01-DVD241
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$13.45
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DVD - BEGINNING HARMONICA
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Clear, simple instruction for the beginning/intermediate player. Covers: care & maintenance, proper holding, scales, theory, note bending, flashy licks and endings. Using tab and familiar tunes you will progress to cross harp playing. Learn to add feeling and wail the blues like a pro. Guitar accompaniment for playing along. Several months worth of lessons. Key of "C" ten hole diatonic harmonica. Includes tab booklet. 60 min.
515-DVD8
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$13.45
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DVD - BILLY BRANCH'S BLUES HARP
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Chicago blues master Billy Branch provides an easy-to-follow, 24-step introduction to blues harmonica and his impressive techniques. He covers: choosing the right harp; keys and basic theory; bending, hand vibrato, octaves and other techniques; tips on amplification and playing with a band; and more. No prior experience or music reading ability required. Perfect for beginners! 54 min.
49-DVD320662
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$17.95
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DVD - BUILDING HARMONICA TECHNIQUE, VOLUME 3 & 4
taught by David Barrett
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Includes: 12-bar blues, construction, the IV chord, the V-IV-I transition, turnarounds, constructing your solo, soloing blocks, soloing themes, song forms, phrasing, breath balance, breath patterns, scale combinations, soloing positions, tone, and music theory. Intermediate/advanced. 143 min.
02-DVD99113
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$17.95
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DVD - BUILDING HARMONICA TECHNIQUE, VOLUMES 1 & 2
taught by David Barrett
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Augments level 2 of Barrett's Masterclass Series. Topics include how to practice, holding the harmonica, memorizing the harp, and several lessons on embouchure, articulation, properties of a bend, draw bend embouchure, articulating the bend, blow bending, over-bends, vibrato types, music theory, 12-bar blues, and soloing scales. Beginning/intermediate. 147 min.
02-DVD99107
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$17.95
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DVD - CHICAGO BLUES HARMONICA
featuring Billy Boy Arnold
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Arnold is an unparalleled source of historical information about the development of the harmonica. Billy walks and talks you through the important aspects of the styles of both Sonny Boys and the two Walters. Each artist's work is demonstrated by a performance with rhythm section backing and then a clear, concise explanation. Covers: playing in 1st, 2nd and 3rd postions, note bending, trills, back-up and playing minor blues. Billy shows it all with diatonic and chromatic harmonicas, spicing his analysis with anecdotes and gentle humor. Includes booklet. 57 min.
25-DVD320511
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$13.45
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DVD - HARMONICA OF DAVID "HURRICANE" HOERL
taught by David Hoerl
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Let Canada's top harp blower introduce you to some important basic concepts in soloing and backup techniques for the beginner/intermediate harmonica player. Covers: cupping & tone control, vibrato, blowing & drawing chords, single note blocking, tongue blocking, bending notes, warbles, back-up harmonica, cross harp, jam tracks, much more. 60 min.
457-DVD124
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
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DVD - HARMONICA POWER!: TWO DVD SET - NORTON BUFFALO'S BAG OF TRICKS & BLUES TECHNIQUES
taught by Norton Buffalo
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Contains 300-DVD208 and 300-DVD209. DVD 1 covers the basics for all styles: breathing, tonguing, single-note and chordal playing, bending, vibrato, rhythmic patterns, more. Includes advanced techniques - chord blocking, octave and harmony playing. DVD 2 shows you everything you need to become a blues harp player including note bending, playing and using octaves, intricacies and etiquette of rhythm harmonica, how to use amplification with suggestions about mics, amps, speakers, more. Includes two booklets. 90 & 80 min.
300-DVD209SET
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$44.95
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DVD - HARMONICA POWER!: VOL. 1 - NORTON BUFFALO'S BAG OF TRICKS
taught by Norton Buffalo
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Norton teaches a wealth of information that will give your playing power and excitement. Covers the basics for all styles: breathing, tonguing, single-note and chordal playing, bending, vibrato, and other essentials. You'll learn exercises for breath control that will help you develop complex rhythmic patterns, and how to dress up melodies and improvise on a variety of songs. Includes advanced techniques - chord blocking, octave and harmony playing. Includes booklet with tab. 90 min.
300-DVD208
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$26.95
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DVD - INTRODUCTION TO HARMONICA
by Tom Wolf
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From the fundamentals of correct hand and mouth positions Wolf moves on to techniques like vibrato, bending, and crossharp. Teaches scales, chords and songs. 60 min.
56-DVD108
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$8.95
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JOHN HAMMOND
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John Hammond is one of the most prolific and outstanding solo acoustic blues guitarists on the scene today. In this in-depth interview taped in 1991, you get an inside glimpse of his aspirations, style and technique. In four performances, John demonstrates and discusses his slide guitar technique, finger picking, string dampening, and his unique use of string effects, open tuning and time shifts. He also discusses his vocals and harmonica playing and demonstrates in live performances his riveting vibrato, dynamic voicing, bending and phrasing. Includes note/tab booklet.
available for pre-order
25-DVD320722
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$17.95
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DVD - JOHN SEBASTIAN TEACHES BLUES HARMONICA
with Jimmy Vivino, guitar
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The Lovin' Spoonful founder teaches all the basics in this jam-along lesson. Starts with how to hold the instrument, then you'll learn your first notes using both the "straight" scale and the blues "cross-harp" mode. Before long you'll be practicing vibrato, note-bending, tonguing, rhythm, train effects, more. At the end of the DVD John sits out while you take over the solos. Beginning/intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD90
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY ROCK & BLUES HARP
by Phil Duncan
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A unique method designed for the person who wants to play in the rock and blues style. A series of creative exercises will systematically prepare you for this exciting type of playing. No prior music experience is necessary. You'll need a ten-hole diatonic harmonica pitched in the key of C. Booklet as PDF file available online. Beginners. 35 min.
02-DVD94347
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$13.45
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DVD - PLAY HARMONICA IN ONE HOUR
featuring Bobby Joe Holman
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Gives the clearest and easiest instructions ever for learning the basics of harmonica playing. Covers: holding the harmonica, playing a melody, using chords to enhance your playing, and folk, country and blues styles. No music reading required. You're just an hour away from playing the harmonica! 60 min.
49-DVD320435
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$17.95
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DVD - THE BLUES GUITAR (AND HARMONICA) OF JOHN HAMMOND
hosted by Happy Traum
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Guitarists and harmonica players can now learn how John plays the songs, licks, grooves and soulful solos that make up his dynamic style. He breaks down nearly a dozen songs showing the scales, chords, licks and turnarounds that define country blues, plus how to use the slide and integrate harp into your songs. Songs: "Just Your Fool," "Phonograph Blues," "Hellhound on My Trail," "Terraplane Blues," "Come on in My Kitchen," "Untrue Blues," "Honest I Do," "Drop Down Mama," "Jitterbug Swing," "Come to Find Out" and "Slick Crown Vic." Includes note/tab booklet. 110 min.
300-DVD289
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$26.95
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DVD - THE INS AND OUTS OF RHYTHM HARP - PERCUSSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR BLUES PLAYERS
taught by Peter Madcat Ruth
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Learn the driving rhythms, percussive sounds, and other techniques that help you achieve an authentic sound. Using a series of interactive exercises, Madcat breaks down the complexities of breath control, teaching his own unique system of spoken syllables that will help you create the foot-stomping drive that characterizes so many of the great harmonica players. Beginning/intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD196
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$26.95
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DVD - TOOTS THIELEMANS - THE JAZZ MASTER CLASS SERIES FROM NYU
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The jazz harmonicat in a unique master class setting. Toots performs, talks about his life and work, and instructs and comments on the playing of students. Recorded live on March 16, 2006 at the Museum of Jewish History in New York City. Toots performs: "In Your Own Sweet Way," "The Days of Wine and Roses," "The Dolphin," "Autumn Leaves," "Dolphin Dance" and "Bluesette." 139 min.
49-DVD320786
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$17.95
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DVD - UBS BLUES HARMONICA BASICS
taught by Jimmie Wood
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Covers: choosing a harmonica; first position and cross harp; individual notes, octaves and chords; vibrato, trills and bending; playing octaves and chords; blues phrasing and styles. 60 min.
20-DVD25458
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$17.95
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DVD - ULTIMATE BEGINNER XPRESS: HARMONICA - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS AND THE BLUES
by David Hart
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Start with the basics of how to hold the harmonica, how to blow and draw correctly, and how to play beginning notes and melodies. Move on to more advanced concepts such as playing a major scale, articulation, chords and arpeggios. Also teaches special techniques like bugle calls, train sounds, hand vibrato, more. 60 min.
316-DVD908108
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$8.95
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