(BP02) Play Irish Music on the Chromatic Harmonica w/ Book & CD by Brendan Power

This is the first of two books on Irish Chromatic. It is a very detailed Foundation Course for people who want to use stock standard chromatics you can buy easily and inexpensively in any music shop or online. No retuning or slide-flipping required; this book proves that Irish Music can sound great on a normal chrom.

(The Advanced Book will cover playing Irish music using customised chroms with altered tunings. It will be available in 2009)

PACKAGE CONSISTS OF:

78 TRACK CD: Lots of tunes and exercises, played slowly and at normal speed
72 PAGE BOOK with detailed playing information, photos, sheet music and harmonica tab
two OPTIONAL CHROMATIC harmonicas
in D & G, specially adjusted for improved performance. You can buy both or just one (G is used for all exercises & 50% of tunes)

Among the topics covered are:

Basic Playing Advice for Total Beginners
Exercises Starting from Scratch to Advanced
Historical Irish Harmonica Information
Musical Notation & Harmonica Tablature
What Chromatic to Buy?
How to Play Across the Octaves
Playing the Same Tune in Different Keys
Playing Tunes in a Set with Key Changes
Modes & Pentatonic Scales in Irish Music
Slider Ornamentation Studied in Depth
Mouth Ornamentation Studied in Depth
Fixing Problems with Windsaver Valves