In 1970's when economic is not that high, not many people can afford to learn piano, or violin. At that period, most of the people can afford to buy a harmonica to learn. The harmonica that usually can get it in the market or book store is call Tremolo harmonica. There is not sharp or flat key just C major only. You can see the picture below
Although it looks almost the same, but most of the Tremolo harmonica you got it in book store are low in quality. Is very hard to play on it due to air tightness is not good. For those good quality it doesn't need much energy to play it and it will sounds nicely. But of course, the price also much different, what you pay is what you get.
Now I am going to introduce another type of harmonica call "Chromatic Harmonica". This harmonica is just like a Violin or Flute, it has all the sharp and flat key on it, so it doesn't matter what key you are playing, you still can enjoy it, and this harmonica playing style or variety is much much better than Tremolo, and you can see the picture below
As you can see there is a slide button on the right hand side, that slide is for all the sharp and flat note. When you press the slide, all the note will increase 1 semitone above. So no matter what key in the music you also can play it with this chromatic harmonica.
There is a conductor call Richard Hayman, he play chromatic harmonica and he has make a record with his orchestra, He play most of the popular movie tune in the album, I have select one of the best tune in the album. This is a very great tune from Andrew Lloyd Webber. Is "Memory from Cats". The way he play is so touching, the expression and vibrato that he produce is so marvelous and you even won't know that it is a harmonica. I share this beautiful music to all of you. Wish you all enjoy it :-)
Memory.mp3 -
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