I dont like wind instrument because I cant blow any sound out from the mouth piece. I am mainly into strings now and have no intention to take up wind instrument anymore. I am just curious what tip have you got for people like me who cant blow sounds out of the mouth piece.

Thanks.

I am referring to all the wind instruments in a typical school's marching band. That was a long time ago for me and I have move on to string instruments already.

Harmonica is the only wind instrument I play. There is no need to worry about getting the first sound from the mouth piece. Just blow into any hole and there is bound to be sound. There are actually little metal pieces (like tuning fork) that vibrates when you blow into it. The tone is sure to be accurate. Unlike other wind instrument you dont need to cover the the holes properly to ensure no air gets out to get the right tune. It is the easiest wind instrument to play. Just pick it up and blow. There is no effort need to get first sound or the right notes. The next thing is to know is to blow the 4th hole for the note C. If you suck (known as "draw" in harmonica terms) 4th hole you get the note D. Go up the holes in ascending order.

This post has been edited by faceless: Feb 9 2011, 09:14 AM

Sorry to say this but I think you have bad breath. Mine harmonica dont stink. Harmonicas with fret made of wood I will dont dare to rinse.