For health reasons, I volunteer teaching COPD patients (Respiratory Illness) to sufferers to help improve their breathing by using music. I have always purchased these Hohner BluesBand harmonicas to give away for my free lessons. They are great harps for beginners and the Harp brand I always carry in the car since back in my college days. The cost is far less than for the quality of the BluesBand as a beginner instrument. Read more
I bought this for my 12 yearold grand son, who loves dipping his toes into the musical pond. He especially likes what most would call "odd" musical stuff ..... digeridoo, harmonica, log drum, ..... even keyboard. I have played harmonicas for years and years, with the Blues Harp and Blues Band as my favorite whip it out and play it harmonicas. It's a REAL musical instrument, not a cheap plasic toy. The absolute thing that you have to learn FIRST is playing the scale: do. re, mi, fa, etc. since it is NOT intuitive and linear. You simply CAN'T PLAY ANYTHING until you lear to play the scale !!! He picked it up really fast once told, and was playing rudimentary songs in an hour or so. It was great to see him smile and show off his new skill. Lot to learn with a little help. This Hohner has great sound, easy to carry around and practice, is reasonably tough, and cleans up easily with a moist paper towel. Keep the lip/mouth area clean and it'll last almost as long as your kids, grand kids, or you. Read more
