Good stuff and it's all basic stuff EVERY musician regardless of what instrument you play should ALWAYS know and that includes harp players as well. ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
What I particularly enjoy about Beato's stuff is that he presents the information CONCEPTUALLY. It's not just information in isolation--he tells you how it all relates and why. So, once you understand what he is saying it becomes much easier to figure stuff out. There is an easy to perceive coherence to what he explains.
Most harmonica instruction materials do not present information with conceptual coherence. For example, the relationship of multiple positions to one another which is laid out on my user page is something I had to figure out on my own. I'm not comparing myself to Beato, but it is a valuable aid to understanding something if you are able conceptualize how it all fits together instead of being given independent bits of information in isolation from the overall picture.
For example, Beato gave a useful tip about how to figure out the key from looking at a chord chart. FWIW, when I look at a chord chart to figure out what harp to use, i usually think about what key of harp has positions available that cover the root notes of those chords. Not that that's necessarily the best way to do it, but my point is that if you understand the overall concepts of whatever it is you are dealing with, it's a whole lot easier to figure stuff out on the spot. But, YMMV.
Last Edited by hvyj on Apr 10, 2018 3:00 PM
Can you read music? Do you play guitar? There's a lot of good stuff in the book, but nothing harmonica specific. You have to figure out for yourself how to apply the material to the harmonica.
Version 1 of the book was completely hand written. It was like looking at a very good music student's notes. The new version is typeset so that is a big improvement.
Last Edited by timeistight on Apr 14, 2018 8:48 AM
Thanks for the response. I bet it's a good book, but maybe it's not for me. I can read music, but don't play guitar (probably I should...).
To this point, my music theory has come from Dave Barrett's site, Michael Rubin's Meat and Potatoes harmonica book, and Edly's Music Theory for Practical People. There have been other books and videos along the way, but those are probably the main sources. It's been a good foundation, but a guy could always benefit from more theory. ---------- Marc Graci YouTube Channel
If anyone is interested, Coursera has a very good course on Music Theory run by the University of Edinburgh. You do not necessarily have to submit the assignments, but I am not sure if you can just watch the videos, without doing the assignments. It is not necessarily geared towards harmonicas, but I thought it was very good and very well presented.
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Last Edited by Gnarly on May 26, 2018 9:10 PM
