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At last, the harmonica that had been gathering dust at home for many years has been found, and a couple of days ago it was sent to me. This harmonica was my dad’s treasure back in the day; they say it even played a role when he was pursuing my mom~ Too bad he has long since stopped playing it~
The good thing about the harmonica is that it’s cheap and easy to carry around. But in terms of timbre and expressive power, it really isn’t all that great, and it’s honestly a rather hard thing to control (though very easy to get started with). As for me, what I prefer without question is the piano, and also the guitar or the violin. However, before I decide whether I’m going to play the guitar or the violin, and before I buy a piano, I first need to get rid of my tone deafness…… So let’s start with the harmonica~~
Hehe~~ I bought two teaching books and downloaded some videos, and after looking through them, it still seems that the “Harmonica Twelve Lessons,” marked “for selection by primary and secondary school students,” is the most suitable for me -_-!
There aren’t many harmonica solos that can be found online. This “Pure Solo by Masters of Chinese Folk Music” series seems pretty good, so I’ll just post one at random…… Let’s see when I’ve become proficient and can post a few pieces I blow myself~
Latest comments
mist
2007-11-04 09:56:26 Anonymous 202.112.28.153 [Reply]
Practice hard—how about putting on a performance for the New Year’s Day gala?
unic
2007-11-04 19:13:29 Anonymous 220.171.178.166 [Reply]
But in terms of timbre and expressive power, it really isn’t all that great……
Who says?
The harmonica is irreplaceable. Its timbre is unique, so its expressive power is also very unique.
Personally, I’ve always felt that sometimes the sound of the harmonica conveys an indescribable tenderness when expressing memory.
When played more briskly, it gives a sense of freedom, ease, and cheerfulness.
But a little slower, and it becomes…… deeply moving and lingering……
Of course, that presupposes a high level of skill and feeling on the performer’s part.
UNIC
2007-11-04 19:14:44 Anonymous 220.171.178.166 [Reply]
My feeling has always been that sometimes
change to: has always been that
Gu
2007-11-04 19:40:40 Anonymous 123.112.71.59 [Reply]
Timbre and expressive power are relative to the piano and the like. “Not all that great” doesn’t mean bad, but rather not rich enough. Of course, if the technique is superb, the harmonica’s potential is still formidable. And if you combine different types of harmonicas, you could even form an ensemble using nothing but harmonicas~~
UNIC
2007-11-04 19:47:55 Anonymous 220.171.178.166 [Reply]
Personally, I prefer harmonica solos.
Whenever I hear a harmonica, I think of two scenes.
One is a person lying lazily and blowing (briskly) on a haystack in the sunlight
or a person sitting alone and blowing by the seaside
This is all just imagination, of course
Gu
2007-11-04 22:11:25 Anonymous 125.34.48.232 [Reply]
The scene I imagine when I hear the harmonica is: a boy blowing as he walks toward me from afar under the eaves, while a girl leans by the window on the second floor listening…… Of course, I am imagining the scene from when my dad was young……
For a haystack in the sunlight, I more readily think of the guitar or accordion, while a person alone by the seaside makes me think of the violin or cello.
Huawulei
2007-12-04 18:41:13 Anonymous 222.75.165.227 [Reply]
It feels a bit heavy and somber; it ought to be a lively piece
Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.
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