2011, Day 10/365
On My Mind
The first song I taught myself to play with some resolve on the harmonica when I first picked it up last summer was Willie Nelson’s “You Were Always on My Mind.” I’ve always considered it a passionate, wistful, honest tune – practically made for the harmonica. Here’s a clip of me playing it --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEaSOSlsNk0).
By the way, while I consider myself a music devotee, I never received any formal training in an instrument. I taught myself a couple of simple songs (Jingle Bells, When the Saints Go Marching In, Ode to Joy) on the piano that required my hands to stay on the same keys. The harmonica is great because it’s so simple to play. You’re basically just blowing and inhaling on the specified hole (each of which is numbered). There’s no music to read – just numbers. That system makes it much simpler for someone like me who can’t read music well, if at all. Plus, it’s cheap, and it’s got a soul like few other instruments do.
2011, Day 10/365
On My Mind
The first song I taught myself to play with some resolve on the harmonica when I first picked it up last summer was Willie Nelson’s “You Were Always on My Mind.” I’ve always considered it a passionate, wistful, honest tune – practically made for the harmonica. Here’s a clip of me playing it --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEaSOSlsNk0).
By the way, while I consider myself a music devotee, I never received any formal training in an instrument. I taught myself a couple of simple songs (Jingle Bells, When the Saints Go Marching In, Ode to Joy) on the piano that required my hands to stay on the same keys. The harmonica is great because it’s so simple to play. You’re basically just blowing and inhaling on the specified hole (each of which is numbered). There’s no music to read – just numbers. That system makes it much simpler for someone like me who can’t read music well, if at all. Plus, it’s cheap, and it’s got a soul like few other instruments do.