How To Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1423605705 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As a former minister, reporter, activist, bohemian, writer and artist, Sam Barry knows a great many things about life-and playing the harmonica. He and his partner, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, live in San Francisco. Barry currently works as a marketing and promotions manager at HarperOne and plays the harmonica in The Rock Bottom Remainders with his brother Dave.
"Great to nibble on" according to chungking. This is a surprisingly good book - among the best, if not the best, of the many books on harmonica and music practice I've bought. It deserves to be better known.If you've made it as far as the Amazon page and reading this review I say, go ahead, buy the book.If you play the harmonica, it will help. If you play some other instrument, it will . Sam Barry's harmonica book A wonderful mix of humor and simple instructions. Much encouragement for the beginner, interspersed with down home words of wisdom.. Harmonica, Life, and Learning to begin again Philip M. Barry I'm the guy who handed Sam that Hohner harmonica back in the late 60's. It was chrome colored and bigger than the usual small harmonicas you see, and it was concave and had a nice etching. Anyway, Sam took to it like, well, a seal to the sea. I really don't think I've ever heard a better harmonica player than Sam. He is in truth prodigiously g
"In this little gem of a book, Barry's pastorly reassurances loosen ties, bring out inner chickens and enable nascent musicians to let rip like Dylan and the Boss, eventually moving toward pomposity-slaying licks and writing an original blues song (because you know you have one in you)." (Bookpage 2009-08-17)
As a former minister, reporter, activist, bohemian, writer and artist, Sam Barry knows a great many things about life-and playing the harmonica. Lost your dog? Call him home with a shrill whistle on your harmonica. With the harmonica as his guide, Sam Barry leads the way to higher sense of self and fun. Barry currently works as a marketing and promotions manager at HarperOne and plays the harmonica in The Rock Bottom Remainders with his brother Dave. Filled with ideas for how to liven up your life, How to Play the Harmonica is the perfect companion for keeping you happy. Bored