🎵 The Case for Expanding Basic Income for the Arts There’s a quiet heartbreak many of us felt when the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot launched in 2022. I was among the thousands…
🎵 The Case for Expanding Basic Income for the Arts
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Refurbished Harmonicas: A Quality Money Saving Ecofriendly Harmonica Option
Refurbished Harmonicas: A Quality Money Saving Ecofriendly Harmonica Option When it comes to musical instruments, harmonicas hold a special place in the hearts of musicians around the world. Small, portable, and capable of producing an…
The Art of Tongue Blocking: Essential Techniques for Harmonica Players
Photo credit: Experimental studies by Drs. Henry T. Bahnson and James F. Antaki, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Surgery. Conducted around 1992, their mission was to explore what happens inside the mouth while playing the…
Are Harmonica Influencers Spreading Misinformation?
A Critical Look at Early YouTube Adopters and Influencers by Cathal Johnson BA in Applied Music,  Certified Hohner Technician and Founder of Harmonicas Ireland Introduction The harmonica world may seem small compared to mainstream music…
How to Clean Your Harmonicas
Cleaning Harmonicas By Cathal Johnson, Harmonicas Ireland How to Clean Chromatic, Tremolo and Diatonic Harmonicas To properly clean or sanitize a chromatic harmonica—especially one assembled with nails, like Hohner’s 260 and 270 chromatics, the Marine…
Special custom tuning for harmonicas part 3 of 3–“The Major 7th or Country”
The harmonica’s versatility is largely driven by its many tunings, and one of the most distinctive is Major 7th or Country Tuning. Particularly suited for genres like country, folk, and bluegrass, this tuning offers bright,…