Re: Music Theory Books

[randyl@xxxxxxxxxx (Randy Lilleston)]

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>Another good source of basic music theory for harmonica players is Mel Bay's
>Complete Chromatic Harmonica Method by Phil Duncan.  This book combines the
>fundamentals of the instrument with theory...Phil has authored lots of
>harmonica books for Mel Bay, but this is the one to get if learning to read
>music is the objective. 

 FWIW, I thought this was a poor book. Duncan takes a rather stern tone,
writing at one point (as I recall) that you *have* to tongue block to play
chromatic. Nonsense, of course.
 I think this book is only useful if you want to play in the old-style
harmonica band sort of way. It reminded me of the books they give junior
high students who are trying to learn how to play band instruments.