Chromatic Harmonica Songbook


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Thomas Balinger Chromatic Harmonica Songbook Christmas Carols We all love to spend the Christmas days amidst the people close to our heart. To celebrate, to laugh and to sing with family and friends. To lean back and let go of the hustle and bustle of everyday life. And we all love to share our joy with others - so why not pick up your harmonica and play some Christmas songs? This book is a collection of 50 Christmas Carols known and loved all over the world, arranged for easy chromatic harmonica in C and aimed at the beginning to intermediate player. To make playing them as easy as possible all songs feature additional harmonica tablature for 12 channel models. This handy form of notation enables you to start playing right away even if you don't know how to read music. Chord symbols (and chord diagrams for guitar) are included, so you can have a friend playing guitar, piano or ukulele join in. Songs: 1. Angels from the realms of glory 2. Angels we have heard on high 3. Auld lang syne 4. Away in a manger 5. Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella 6. Christ was born on Christmas Day 7. Coventry Carol 8. Deck the halls 9. Ding Dong! Merrily on high 10. Gather around the Christmas tree 11. God rest you merry, gentlemen 12. Good King Wenceslas 13. Go, tell it on the mountain 14. Hark! The herald angels sing 15. He is born, the holy child 16. Here we come a-wassailing 17. In dulci jubilo 18. Infant holy, infant lowly 19. In the bleak midwinter 20. I saw three ships 21. It came upon a midnight clear 22. Jesu, joy of man's desiring 23. Jingle bells 24. Jolly old Saint Nicholas 25. Joy to the world 26. Les anges dans nos campagnes 27. O Christmas tree 28. O come, all ye faithful 29. O come, little children 30. O come, O come Emanuel 31. O holy night 32. O little town of Bethlehem 33. Once in royal David's city 34. O Sanctissima 35. Over the river and through the woods 36. Rise up, shepherd, and follow 37. Silent night 38. Still, still, still 39. The boar's head carol 40. The first Noel 41. The friendly beasts 42. The Holly and the Ivy 43. Toyland 44. Up on the housetop 45. Wassail, wassail 46. We three kings of Orient are 47. We wish you a merry Christmas 48. What child is this? 49. While by my sheep 50. While shepherds watched




Berklee Method for Chromatic Harmonica


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(Berklee Guide). Learn to play the chromatic harmonica! This method will help you to develop the foundations of technique and tone on the instrument, along with sight-reading. You will learn scale/chord construction and licks used in jazz, blues, pop, and other styles. Music examples include both traditional notation and a simplified harmonica tablature to help you find notes while you are learning the instrument's layout. Online audio includes demonstration and play-along tracks.




Recital Pieces for Chromatic Harmonica


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The author has played these pieces for recitals and concerts in many countries and taught these in his class at the Turtle Bay Music School. the notation clearly indicates the hole numbers, breath changes and slide controls on harmonica. Using common notation signs for players, this wonderful book is perfect for all levels, especially for advanced players to perform in recitals or concerts; a wonderful addition to all harmonica enthusiasts and students repertoire.




Fun with the Harmonica


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A great beginner's book for learning diatonic harmonica performance. Contains 42 songs, all easy and fun to play. Diatonic, Blues, and Chromatic harmonica stylings are all contained in this book. Also includes a section teaching the rudiments of music. The book teaches tone variance, bend, vibrato, and tremolo techniques. Audio and video download available online




Chromatic Harmonica Solos


Book Description

A wonderful collection of favorite folk and classic themes are artistically arranged for chromatic harmonica solo in this book/CD package. All songs on the CD are split-track for play-along. Selected songs are recorded. Each songs is labeled with what harmonica was used. Some tunes are with piano and some are full orchestrations. Either the 12 or 16 hole chromatic harmonica may be used. CD contains only 28 of the 57 songs that are in the book.




Hymns for Harmonica


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98 favorite hymns, gospel songs, and spirituals arranged in several different keys for diatonic, cross harp, or chromatic harmonica solo. In notation only. the book will give many hours of playing pleasure to the beginner as well as the advanced performer.




Christmas Songs for Harmonica


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Includes 18 great holiday tunes arranged by harp expert Bobby Joe Holman: The Christmas Song * Cold December Nights * Feliz Navidad * Happy Holiday * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Please Come Home for Christmas * Pretty Paper * Silver Bells * more! 17 songs are arranged for both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas.




The Great Harmonica Songbook


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(Harmonica). The songbook no harmonica player should be without! Features 45 pop, rock, Broadway, movie hits and standards: Brown Eyed Girl * Daydream Believer * Dust in the Wind * Edelweiss * Heart and Soul * Imagine * Let It Be * Maggie May * Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head * Stand by Me * We Will Rock You * What a Wonderful World * Yellow Submarine * You Are My Sunshine * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more.




Chromatic Harmonica


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This is a step-by-step approach to the chromatic harmonica by the renowned harmonica player Tommy Morgan. Pictures and text clearly show you exactly how to hold the instrument and play. This book is great for the beginning player to advanced players who want to improve their playing and music reading. Basic music notation is explained as well as bending notes and special effects.




Irish Melodies for Harmonica


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This book contains 138 well-known Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes, set dances, O'Carolan tunes, folksongs, 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 stereo recording is in split-track format and includes a selection of 25 melodies from the book.