Learning the Harmonica

 
Strike a Chord

On my bookshelf sits, a steel covered Harmonica.

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Here it is.  Sat in front of my Discworld paperbacks. 

It isn’t that old, only a few Christmas’s have passed as I’ve worked my way through the various notes it plays.

Its more of a blues instrument as the notes play over a series of bars through a horn.  Its also a diatonic instrument , which means I can produce a wider range of notes with it.

The notes it makes changes as I blow air through the holes of the harmonica…if I breathe in the notes become different.

As for tunes – and Christmassy numbers – I’ve managed part way through “Jingle Bells” and “Silent Night”

I won’t be giving Stevie Wonder a run for his money – but one day I hope to master one of his tunes!

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Inkdrop is freelance writer with a passion for exploring the intersections between nature, architecture, and artistic expression. With a background in computing, and writing – his pen name harks back to when he played around with rhymes and a fountain pen. Now joined by a selection of created photos from an acquired DSLR camera He shares insights with scribblers of all backgrounds. Outside of visiting museums and exploring the latest in exhibits , he enjoys walking through the countryside in pursuit of the next rainbow.