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Thinking of taking up the harmonica? It can be daunting! Which harmonica do you choose? How do you learn to play?
To get you on the way to mastering the harmonica, we recommend these harmonicas and tutors. Below is a selection of superior harmonicas in the key of C and books with CDs, and DVDs. We have selected these harmonicas which represent excellent quality and value. There are many others available of course, but as a starter instrument, you can't really go wrong with any of the harps shown below!

Lee Oskar Major Diatonic, £21.95 Lee Oskar, £21.95 inc. VAT.
A robust harmonica,
and the choice of many professionals,
but still a great choice for the beginner!

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Suzuki Harp Master, £22.95 inc. VAT.
Japanese-made, and increasing in popularity all the time.
Suzuki harmonicas have a great sound and feel, ideal for all styles of playing.

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Hohner Pro Harp, £20.99 Hohner Pro Harp, £20.99 inc. VAT.
An Excellent choice for the beginner who wants
a Hohner harp, it's plastic combed, with replaceable reed plates.
Great for playing rock and blues.

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Hohner Golden Melody, £19.99 The Hohner Golden Melody, £19.99 inc. VAT.
The Golden Melody has a plastic body (or comb) and is a great harmonica for all playing levels.
The full length, flush cover plates produce a softer tone, which is popular with acoustic blues and folk players.

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Anyone Can Play Harmonica. DVD
Peter Madcat Ruth's method is for beginners young and old. All you need is a ten hole harmonica in the key of C, the ability to breath in and out, and you'll be playing in no time.
Turn natural breathing into a basic "train rhythm" exercise, and play vibrato and "wah wah" sounds. Learn to play in an enjoyable way, popular tunes with single notes, and then onto my complex rhythms and tecniques.
40 minutes play time and includes a booklet. For harmonica in the key of C.
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Basic Blues Harmonica Method -- Level 1, by David Barrett
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Basic Blues Harmonica Method -- Level 1 by David Barrett is the opening volume in a brand new series, David Barrett's Harmonica Masterclass from Mel Bay.
The book takes a beginning player from a standing start with good advice from page one, including how to get good tone from 2 draw! As your technique is developed through the book, with audio support from the accompanying CD, you will learn to jam in 12 bar style, tongue block, play octaves and play in first, second and third position. All this, and not a bent note in sight -- that is one of the joys waiting for you in Level 2...
The video version of the above compliments and accompanies the book to enable rapid mastery of the tecniques and excersises...
Now available on DVD

Book and CD and DVD tutors; for harmonicas in the key of C

Beginning Blues Harp,DVD, £14.95           All American Harp, book/CD, £9.95

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All American Harp by Charlie McCoy

For those who are not into the Blues, and like a more country sound, this is for you!
Learn Charlie's playing styles, accordian and train rhythm effects, note bending, octave splitting, and many more tricks. The CD includes 96 tracks, and 26 play along solos, and will have you playing country harp in no time.
All the examples and backing tracks are on the CD, so you can even practice when you're stuck in the traffic jam on the way to work! Choose a harmonica in the key of C to play along with the music on the CD.

Don Baker teaches the secrets of blues harp with this eighty eight minute DVD, with lessons on note bending, train sounds and much more. Includes a thirty page booklet with easy to follow notation.
Basix Harmonica Method Book and CD/CD ROM
by Ron and Steven Manus.

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This all round tutor is suitable for the diatonic and chromatic harmonica, and it's easy to use style makes it ideal for the beginner.
It covers various playing styles, including blues, rock, pop, folk and country. This book is great for people who don't just want to learn the Blues. This is one of the most comprehensive tutors we have seen, and the last chapter includes licks in the style of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springstein, Stevie Wonder, Huey Lewis and Billy Joel.
The included CD accompanies the excercises, and can be viewed and played in the CD Rom drive of your P.C.
Harmonica No Excuses Guide CD Rom and DVD
The No Excuses Guide for Harmonica from the famous series, is a comprehensive guide for all styles and abilities. It includes a'kick start' guide for those just starting out.
The subjects covered are, jamming tracks, playing styles and techniques,music theory, harmonica types, care and repair, and player profiles.
The DVD has a unique feature where members of the band can be removed so you can take over their part

The CDRom is PC and Mac compatible, and minimum system requierments are PC with Pentium III 300Mhz Processor running Windows 95/98/NT/XP, or PowerMac running OS 8.6 to 9.2. 64 RAM.

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Basic Blues Harp, Book CD and Blues Buddy Harmonica
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Basic Blues Harp... Phil Duncan's use of his own tunes, and his arrangements of traditional tunes, makes for a lively and 'no nonsense' way to play the harmonica. Note bending, essential to any budding blues player, will soon be mastered with this guide, as no musical knowledge is required. Popular tunes featured are, Worried Man Blues, This Train, Lonesome Road Blues, and the included CD covers all tunes in the book, to enable their quick mastery.
To compliment this book is the popular Blues Buddy harmonica

Mel Bay's First Lessons Book, CD and DVD
First Lessons is compiled by David Barrett, probabably the most prolific author of tutors for the blues harmonica. This book is great for the serious 'blues' learner and lays a great grounding for further playing advancement, and covers various playing styles and tecniques, licks to play along with, tips on solo playing and music theory.
All the lessons and excercises are featured on the included CD and DVD. Recomended for the older learner. As David says, 'It doesn't get any easier'.
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Mel Bay's You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica
Price £6.95

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Mel Bay's You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica, must be one of the best value tutors available. The hundred and thirty plus pages are packed with folk and blues tunes, exercises, note bending and riffs to play. Also included are tips on maintaining your harmonica and lots of photos of life in the deep South.
Suitable for the older player.

Harmonica Quick Start Harmonica Pack
The Harmonica Quick Start is an interactive, fun and fast guide for the harmonica player just starting out!
The mini CD ROM covers the basics of the harmonica, but also contains an Internet unlockable No Excuses guide, which includes jam tracks, playing styles, theory, care 'n' repair, plus much more. The pack includes a Suzuki Easy Rider harmonica, available in three colours, black, red, and blue

The CDRom is PC and Mac compatible, and minimum system requierments are PC with Pentium III 300Mhz Processor running Windows 95/98/NT/XP, or PowerMac running OS 8.6 to 9.2. 64 RAM.

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Starting Blues Harmonica by Stuart 'Son' Maxwell, Book CD
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Starting Blues Harmonica... 'The number one method for young blues harp players' Stuart 'Son' Maxwell designed this enjoyable introduction to harmonica with the young player in mind, it can be used on it's own or in a group/class setting.
Just listen to the CD, practice the pieces in the book, and then play along with the backing tracks. Contains original blues tunes, and the ability to read music is not necessary.
Choose a key of C harmonica with this book.

Harmonica Method for Young Beginners, Book/CD
This colourfully illustrated tutor, by William Lee Johnson, is ideal for the young beginner, and teaches music along with the harmonica. The book incorporates a selection of well known songs, which are carefully graded in an easy to follow lesson-by-lesson format that requires no prior knowledge of music or the harmonica.
The CD contains accompanied examples within the book. For the harmonica in the Key of C. See below for suggested harmonicas to compliment this book

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Harmonicas for Young Beginners

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Beginners Harmonicas These are a selection of budget priced harmonicas selected for the young beginner. The Blues Buddy is based on a standard harmonica, and the colourful Groovey Harp and Turbo Junior are based on the Turbo 20, featured in the diatonic section. These are ideal for players of 5+, they are easy to hold and no metal parts are exposed.
The pink and blue colour combinations of the Turbo Juniors are exclusive to Harmonicas Direct, and we hope these are a hit with boys and girls. Prices from £3.50 to £6.50

 

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