Few instruments have a lower barrier for entry than the humble harmonica. Even if you've never played an instrument in your life, after a few hours of practice, I guarantee you'll manage to learn some ...

My harmonica lesson is squeezed in between those for students far shorter and far younger than me, so waiting my turn is a weekly reminder not to aim for an octave I’m unlikely to reach. It’s not that ...

Hamilton Loomis plays the harmonica. The musician will teach a beginner’s harmonica class in Wichita next weekend. Natalia Claus Courtesy No experience necessary. You don’t have to have any musical ...

WATERLOO – If you’ve ever dreamed about jamming on blues harp — if you actually knew how to play harmonica — your big break may be here at last. Texas blues-soul-rock guitarist and harmonica player ...

Nov. 17-18: Texas-based performer Hamilton Loomis says he can teach you beginner blues harmonica in two evenings. You don’t have to have any prior musical training — or even a musical instrument. The ...

The gift Miles Guzman got for his 13th birthday would outline the trajectory of the rest of his life. A simple $10 harmonica. Guzman, who grew up in Loveland, says he decided he wanted to be a blues ...

In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the ...

Suzie Glantz pressed the slots of the harmonica between her lips and blew softly. Without much effort, a chord squirted out, joining the chorus of other notes in the room. Surprised with the ease, ...