Best Harp Songbooks
NOT AN INSTANT HARMONICA BOOK! Jon Gindick is the author of "Country & Blues Harmonica For the Musically Hopeless", "Harmonica Americana", "The Natural Blues & Country Western Harmonica", "Banished Moon", and "Country and Blues Harmonica For the Absolute Beginner" (video).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"So silly, in fact, that they grab your attention, just to see how silly they'll get... and by the end of the story, you're laughing at the rediculousness of it... and you've learned several important musical theory lessons. They put the jam band in the right speaker, and the harmonica and lesson vocals in the other. In a weeks time, I was sounding like I had been playing for months, and more importantly, I'm inspired to learn more."
"I'm at a loss to understand his scales as they don't conform to any I know, major, minor (and flavors), major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, blues, but I'm sure they work just fine when played. When I sent a Facebook message to Jon asking about a site, I was told he hopes none exists and his main thrust of teaching was though his $1000, 5 day jam camps! That seems odd as most teachers I've run into has a presence on Face Book and answer questions there or on a dedicated forum. I need to do a lot of learning before I plunk down well over $1000 (closer to $2000 total) for the camp, lodging, travel, and meals."
"For some reason, when this author lays down the mechanics behind the harp I seem to pick those up too -- I guess he is converting concepts like positions and chord theory into human speak before passing it along."
"Nice."
"Great resource."
"Look up adam gussow or jason ricci follow there instructions and boom you will be playing cool riffs and songs in no time."
(Harp). More advanced players and pedal harpists can add extra notes and chords to the harder version, making their own unique arrangement.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I play harp professionally and can totally endorse this book of fun tunes."
"The book has all of the Irish melodies I wanted to learn, especially "The King of the Fairies," which is why I bought it."
"One of my favorite Sylvia Woods books."
"If you are a harpist (or other musician) BUY."
"this volume of music exceeded my expectations!"
"the scores are great and I look forward to learning all fo the enclosed turnes."
Thomas Balinger American Harmonica Songbook (Blues Harp in C). More than 60 famous songs, arranged for easy Blues Harp in C − there’s something for every musical taste in this book. Spanning a wide musical range from Classics like Aura Lee, Jingle Bells or Morning has broken to Gospels, Traditionals and even christmas songs, all of the songs are arranged with the beginner in mind: you don’t need to master advanced playing techniques like bending and overblowing. All songs feature additional Harp tablature. Whether you’re a complete beginner or have been playing for some time: this handy form of notation will have you playing straight away! All songs also feature guitar chord diagrams for easy accompaniment. America (My country ’tis of thee). 3. Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht. 20. Ma come balli bene bimba. 30. Michael, row the boat ashore. 31. Poor Paddy works on the railroad. 43. Roll in my sweet baby’s arms. 45. Sailor on the deep blue sea. 46. She’ll be coming round the mountain. 47. Swing low, sweet chariot. 50.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"You already know most of these songs, but sit down for a few minutes with this book and you'll be playing them!"
"The first 4 pages of the book are missing (I only have 1/2 the table of contents)."
"Nice book."
"Works well as you pick out the song and then begin to play with confidence."
"Great songs for harmonica AND guitar."
"Good book also guitar chords for backup."
"As advertised, the book provided readable harmonica tabs for the included songs as well as the guitar chords as a useful reference."
"I would have liked to know who wrote the various songs, lyrics and music."
Best Viola Songbooks
(Instrumental Folio). Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard LLC has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book has done all I had hoped...encouraged my clarinet player to stick with her studies!"
"My 8th grade sister loved having this and being able to play familiar songs."
"My daughter loves this book because she can play Disney songs that her friends recognize."
"Some of these pieces were definitely meant to be played by a group of instruments, with the flute section being just one of the integral parts."
"My sister love Disney so she loved this music book, another great Christmas gift."
"Fantastic easy to play pieces for the trombone."
"Arrived early and as described."
"My daughter started playing the trombone last year and wanted some music that she could relate to more."
Best Cello Songbooks
The Piano Guys started as YouTube sensations with their clever and inspiring takes on popular music and the creative videos that accompany them.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A friend of mine even played the cello part along with the piano part and it sounded breathtaking, however there were a few issues in terms of learning the piano pieces."
"Well written."
"Love these arrangements."
"My son was happy with the book."
"I would say the piano part is definitely tricky for some of the pieces, but nothing a (determined) intermediate pianist can't handle."
"Beautiful music!"
"I love the Piano Guys but found the book difficult to play."
Best Violin Songbooks
He teaches us that every child is born with ability, and that man is the son of his environment. Revised edition features - New engravings in a 9" x 12" format = New editing of pieces, including bowings and fingerings - 16 additional pages - Additional exercises, some from Dr. Suzuki, plus additional insight and suggestions for teachers - Glossary of terms in English, French, German and Spanish - Musical notation guide - Fingerboard position - New photos. Bayly) - Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki) - Perpetual Motion (Shinichi Suzuki) - Allegretto (Shinichi Suzuki) - Andantino (Shinichi Suzuki) - Etude (Shinichi Suzuki) - Minuet 1, Minuett III from Suite in G Minor for Klavier, BWV 822 (J.S.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Bought this book as a requiement by the teacher my daughter was taking private lessons from."
"excellent book, is faster shipping, and the price is good, very recommended."
"Great book for my young son and his violin teacher."
"This is my fault - I didn't read the description carefully, this is not a violin instruction book."
"The book came recommended by my instructor."
"As described, quickly shipped."
"If I were to play through all the Twinkle variations using the Kindle edition, I would need to turn the page (or swipe the screen) seven times! :(. If anyone reads this who can re-edit the Kindle edition to fit the staves on the screen just like the printed book, please consider it!"