A light-hearted guide to playing a harmonica offers instruction for beginning students along with humorous observations on such subjects as patience, practice, and failure.
foreword by dave barry 6 acknowledgments 10 prologue: how playing can save your life 11 playing: your inalienable right 17 breathing and other essentials 33 listening: big ears are pretty 43 stage fright 51 jumping in the deep end 55 keeping the faith 63 just a white boy lost in the blues 71 practice works 83 making time to play 93 melody & harmony: what makes a song a song? 97 we''ve got rhythm 107 improvisation: how to fake it so you make it 113 oops! the law of mistakes 121 plays well with others 125 failure is an option 133 etiquette: good manners matter 137 dancing the two-step with two left feet 141
