which musical instrument do you like?
@yangchengcheng850421 (449)
China
26 responses
@mvsrao (4365)
• India
24 Nov 06
I like mouth organ [harmonica]
A harmonica is a free reed musical wind
instrument (also known, among other
things, as a mouth organ or mouth harp,
Hobo Harp, French harp, tin sandwich,
robot pan pipes, lickin' stick, blues
harp, simply harp, or "Mississippi
saxophone"), having multiple,
variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds,
each secured at one end over an airway
slot of like dimension into which it can
freely vibrate, thus repeatedly
interrupting an airstream to produce
sound.
Unlike most free-reed instruments (such
as reed organs, accordions and
melodicas), the harmonica lacks a
keyboard. Instead, the player selects
the notes by placement of their mouth
over the proper airways, usually made up
of discrete holes in the front of the
instrument. Each hole communicates with
one, two or a few reeds. Because a reed
mounted above a slot is made to vibrate
more easily by air from above, reeds
accessed by a mouthpiece hole often may
be selected further by choice of breath
direction (blowing, drawing).
Some harmonicas (primarily chromatic
harmonicas) also include a spring-loaded
button-actuated slide that, when
depressed, redirects the airflow.
The harmonica is commonly used in blues
and folk music, but also in jazz,
classical music, country music, rock and
roll and pop music. Increasingly, the
harmonica is finding its place in more
electronically generated music, such as
dance and hip-hop, as well as funk and
acid jazz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica
@SaraWinters (220)
• United States
25 Nov 06
I LOVE the piano, guitar, drums and saxophone. My future husband will have to know how to play at least two of these, preferably the piano.
@akotalagato (1334)
• Philippines
24 Nov 06
i like the guitar and the drums. i can play a little bit of both.