How to Play the Pocket Harmonica by Peter Pickow and Jason A. Shulman | Illustrated Harmonica Instruction Guide | Folk Country Blues and Rock Techniques | Riffs Soloing and Instrument Care - Softcover

Pickow, Peter; Shulman, Jason A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0825622875 ISBN 13: 9780825622878

Publisher: Music Sales America, 1992

Synopsis

How to Play the Pocket Harmonica by harmonica instruction authors Peter Pickow and Jason A. Shulman is an illustrated guide for harmonica players interested in folk, country, blues, and rock styles. Created as a practical musical reference, it presents essential playing techniques, riffs, soloing concepts, and harmonica care in one focused volume. The clear organization makes it easy to explore different musical styles while gaining a better understanding of the instrument and its expressive possibilities.

The book explores a broad range of playing approaches, progressing from the first fundamentals of harmonica playing to more advanced techniques. Readers will find instruction covering riffs, soloing, and instrument maintenance, supported by illustrations that help explain key concepts and musical ideas. By bringing together technical instruction and practical advice, the guide encourages confident musical exploration across several popular styles without losing sight of the fundamentals of good harmonica playing.

By combining practical playing concepts with care and maintenance information, this book encourages a deeper understanding of both the instrument and its expressive possibilities. Its coverage of several popular musical styles makes it a versatile reference for harmonica practice, music lessons, rehearsal preparation, and creative exploration. The discussion of stylistic techniques helps readers discover new ways to approach melody, phrasing, and musical expression while developing a broader appreciation for the harmonica's versatility in traditional and contemporary music.

Guidance on harmonica care complements the musical instruction by encouraging proper maintenance, supporting reliable performance, and helping players keep their instrument in good playing condition for regular use.

About this title

About the Author

Jason Shulman is a spiritual teacher and the founder of A Society of Souls, The School for Nondual Healing and Awakening, based in the United States and the Netherlands. There he teaches the distinctive body of nondual work he has created to awaken the human spirit: Nondual Healing, Impersonal Movement, the Work of Return and the Magi Process. He is also a singer and composer who has written music and songs for several albums, a movie and several plays. He is a painter whose work has been exhibited at the Hunterdon Museum in New Jersey and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in Massachusetts. He is deeply interested in the confluence of the arts and spirituality and their attempt to help us understand reality. His poetry has been published in the Alabama Literary Review, Rattle, Eclipse, and several other online poetry venues. His first book of poems Tefillin Psalms can be found on the A Society of Souls website, see below.

Edition details

• Publisher: Music Sales America
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0825622875
• ISBN 13: 9780825622878
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64