Re: [Harp-L] Please give suggestions for great tab songbook

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

As to skill level, he can draw and blow bend with good pitch.
Michael Rubin
michaelrubinharmonica.com


On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 2:00 PM, Robert Coble <robertpcoble@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Michael Rubin requests:
>
> "My student has made a request that I have decided to indulge. Instead of
> following my usual path, all he wants is to learn songs out of a book. He
> is 12 years old and has not developed interested in popular music, so any
> type of songs will work. Any recommendations?"
>
> Without knowing the skill and knowledge level of your student, it's kind
> of hard to make targeted recommendations. Absent that detail, here are
> some suggestions. BTW, you might be able to find cheaper copies than at
> Amazon, but I gave that as the source simply because it's readily
> available.
> Some of the books have CDs; some don't. All of these books are songbooks
> containing tabs and (usually) sheet music.
>
> PLEASE NOTE: I am *NOT* implying *ANYTHING* regarding my personal
> preferences
> by virtue of the order of the listing. It occurred this way because I just
> pulled books off my shelf in this order.
>
> *Jazz Harp*
> Richard Hunter
> ISBN 0-8256-0229-7
> Copyright 1980 by Oak Publications
> $14.20 Amazon
>
> *Blues Harmonica Collection*
> David McKelvey
> ISBN 0-7935-1600-5
> Copyright 1992 by Hal Leonard Publishing Corp.
> $12.63 Amazon
>
> *Mel Bay Presents... The Original You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica*
> George Heaps-Nelson and Barbara mcClintock Koehler
> ISBN 0-87166-264-7
> Copyright 1989 by Mel Bay Publications Inc.
> $19.60 Amazon
>
> *Irish and American Fiddle Tunes for Harmonica*
> Glenn Weiser
> ISBN 0-931759-10-2
> Copyright 1998 by Centerstream Publishing (Hal Leonard)
> $15.82 Amazon
>
> *Mel Bay Presents... Bluegrass & Country Music for Harmonica*
> Phil Duncan
> ISBN 0-7866-2873-1
> Copyright 1984 by Mel Bay Publications Inc.
> $17.99 Amazon
>
> *Bluegrass Harmonica*
> Mike Stevens
> ISBN 1-57424-045-5
> Copyright 1997 by Centerstream Publishing (Hal Leonard)
> $15.82 Amazon
>
> *Mel Bay Presents... Christmas Songs for Harmonica*
> Phil Duncan
> ISBN 0-7866-2638-0
> Copyright 1994 by Mel Bay Publications Inc.
> $13.63 Amazon
>
> *Christmas Classics for Harmonica*
> Arranged by Eric Plahna
> ISBN 1-4234-0448-3
> Copyright 2005 by Hal Leonard Publishing Corp.
> $7.16 Amazon
>
> *Christmas Carols & Hymns for Harmonica*
> Bobby Joe Holman
> ISBN 0-634-01672-5
> Copyright 2000 by Hal Leonard Publishing Corp.
> $7.99 Amazon
>
> HTH
> Crazy (enough to Buy! Buy! Buy! harmonica books) Bob
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