| I can remember I had played a toy harmonica as a | | | | Dylan Harmonica songs. All it had taken was to see |
| child. I'm sure that both my parents and myself just | | | | my friend play one simple tune. I guess I thought; "If |
| regarded it as a "fun" noise maker. Well I thought it | | | | some other 13 year old like me could do it so could I |
| was fun. My parents - maybe not so much. | | | | - right?" |
| I remember that some time later when I was about | | | | As I started to play better I was able to show off a |
| 13 and had one of my first paying jobs I saw a | | | | little and see others enjoy it. That made it funner for |
| Hohner Marine Band harmonica on sale at a music | | | | me. Also some of my best fun was showing others |
| store in the local mall. By this time I was more | | | | how to play and watching them get excited to learn |
| interested in music and had noticed harmonica sounds | | | | to play harmonica. I really enjoy to see that |
| in some songs on the radio and in some of the vinyl | | | | excitement of harmonica for beginners as much as I |
| records or CDs that I had come to the store to look | | | | have enjoyed watching my favorite stars play. The |
| at in the first place. I thought it would be fun to try | | | | smiles and look on the face of a beginner harmonica |
| to see if I could learn to play harmonica and make | | | | player when they start to make some good music |
| some of those sounds so I bought my first real | | | | for themselves remind me of the how fun and |
| harmonica. | | | | exciting it was for me when I was starting out. I love |
| One day at my high school after lunch I was with | | | | seeing them have a good time as they learn familiar |
| some friends and I took out my harmonica. One of | | | | songs and how to play free style jams along with me |
| my friends asked if he could try it. I handed it to him | | | | then on their own or with other instruments. |
| and he started to wail away on one of the songs | | | | Since a harmonica is small it is easy to carry in your |
| that had got me interested in playing in the first | | | | pocket. Harmonica can be added to a lot of different |
| place. Not only did it sound as good as the recording | | | | styles of music. I have found playing it is a fun hobby |
| but to me it was better because it was right there in | | | | and skill that has given me lots of good times and |
| front of me live! That was it for me. I was hooked. | | | | great memories. After being on both sides of the |
| Every time I heard a song with a harmonica part in it | | | | fence I can say from experience it is a lot more fun |
| I would try to figure it out. I found harmonica music | | | | when you AND the people around you can enjoy |
| everywhere. There was rock harmonica, then blues | | | | your fun music maker. |
| harmonica, then country and folk music with old Bob | | | | |
