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Music Book

• By Fritz and Helmuth Mayr: Introduction to the world of playing the Jew's harp
• Techniques and history of the instrument
• The origin of the Jew's harp
• A simple instrument full of surprises
• The mouth is our resonant body
• The first "random sounds"
• Basic tone and overtones
• The first melodies
• Effects on the Jew's harp - staccato, portato, legato
• "Panting", the game with breathing
• Popular effects on the Jew's harp, e.g. with "La, la, la"
• Booiing, Biioong - another Jew's harp effect
• Jew's harp on 2 instruments
• Further music examples for 2 Jew's harps
• Making music on 4 Jew's harps
• The Jew's harp is common in many countries around the world
• The Jew's harp as an alpine folk instrument
• The Jew's harp as a "serenade instrument"
• Famous Jew's harp soloists
• Written in German language