| The humble harmonica has to be one of the
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| | music. It was at this exact moment in
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| easiest musical instruments to master in
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| | time that I fell in love with, and made a
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| the world. Okay, so there are some great
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| | decision to, learn to play the harmonica.
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| Folk and Blues musicians out there that
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| | It was some weeks later before I found a
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| can make this little mouth piece talk
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| | place to purchase one. Funnily enough,
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| their language, but what I'm talking
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| | there's not a lot of call for music
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| about here is for Joe Average, without a
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| | stores in the foot hills of the Himalayas
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| musical bone in his body, being able to
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| | or along the swamps of India, so it
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| knock out a melody in no time at all.
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| | wasn't until I'd landed in Georgetown, on
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| What other instrument allows you to do
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| | the Malaysian island of Penang, that I
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| that? You really can learn how to play
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| | found a rickety little shop that had
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| the harmonica in a matter of days or
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| | harmonicas on sale for a mere two dollars
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| weeks, depending on your commitment.
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| | a piece. I could hardly wait to get
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| Most instruments require you get a
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| | started, and so rushed off excitedly to
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| beginners book, or if you're really
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| | my grimy guest house where I began to
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| enthusiastic, a private tutor or perhaps
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| | lean to play my new toy.
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| joining a local class so that you can get
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| | It proved to be a great companion on my
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| a head start with your strumming,
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| | travels. The first tune I knocked out
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| blowing, picking, or beating, depending
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| | was the Christmas carol 'Silent Night'.
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| what it is you're trying to master. But
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| | Well it was December! But soon
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| with the pocked sized mouth organ,
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| | afterwards I was doing impressive little
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| there's no such learning curve. Just pick
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| | instrumentals and jamming sessions with
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| one up from your local music store and
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| | fellow travelers who were trudging the
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| learn to play the harmonica your way.
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| | circuit with bulky guitars strapped to
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| I remember the time I purchased my first
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| | their backs.
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| ever harmonica. It was back in the
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| | Whether you're planning a long trip, or
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| 1980's when I was bumming my way around
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| | just looking for something to do outside
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| the world, that I struck a fascination
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| | the virtual world of a computer, then why
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| with the sounds and notes that could be
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| | not learn to play the harmonica? It'll
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| plucked from this musical mouthpiece. It
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| | give you heaps of fun without the
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| all began when I came across this Danish
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| | frustration that comes with more serious
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| couple who were journeying through
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| | musical instruments. Hey, who knows
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| Western Asia.
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| | where it could lead you Mr. Dylan!
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| Tucked away in their backpacks were an
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| | If you really get a knack for the hand
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| Irish tin whistle and a tuppeny ha'penny
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| | harp, you could then progress onto to say
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| harmonica. After dinner one evening, on
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| | Chicago Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Folk,
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| the outskirts of the Chitwan jungle of
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| | or even some unique style of your own.
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| Nepal, they began to entertain a small
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| | Good luck!
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| group of us happy hippies with their
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